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Covid vaccines prevented 4.2 mn deaths in India in 2021: Lancet study
Across the world, 19·8 million out of 31.4 million COVID-19 deaths were averted, representing a global reduction of 63% in total deaths during the first year of Covid vaccination, shows the study.