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Surveys have pointed to high levels of hesitancy towards inoculation in countries from France to Poland
The vaccine is a hope for a return to normal from a pandemic that killed 1.76 million people worldwide
Russia launched a voluntary vaccination programme with the Russia-made Sputnik V vaccine earlier in December
Govt hopes to give the first dose of Oxford or the Pfizer vaccine to 2 million people over the next two weeks
US President Donald Trump has imposed wave after wave of sanctions on the Islamic republic since 2018
PM’s aide says no compromise will be made on efficacy and quality of vaccine
A week into the massive inoculation campaign
Mexico has registered 119,495 deaths linked to the virus and 1.33 million infections, according to official figures
Punjab records the highest number of deaths during the past 24 hours, followed by Sindh
EU countries including Germany, Austria and Italy say they plan to start vaccinations from Dec 27