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Covid-19 vaccination shifts gears as over 2 million shots administered Monday
vaccine doses on Monday, creating a new record and coming close to levels seen in the US which is currently conducting the fastest such drive in the world.In the US, an average of 2.2 million vaccine shots are administered daily, according to global data portal Our World in Data.Also Read | Australia’s prime time battle against big techIn India, on the 52nd day of the vaccination drive, 2.01 million jabs were given, the government said, consolidating the country's position as the second-largest vaccinator of covid-19 jabs in the world.More than 89,000 healthcare workers got their first covid-19 shots, while nearly 1,92,000 got their second shot that is given after a gap of four weeks.Among other frontline workers, which include security