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One of the world鈥檚 most challenging Covid vaccine missions

Rajini Vaidyanathan travels to a remote area in India's north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, where the vast majority of adults have been vaccinated - against all odds.

With fears of a new wave of Covid hitting India, pressure is on to vaccinate more of the population. Despite being the world鈥檚 largest producer of Covid vaccines, there鈥檚 been criticism that the rollout has been slow.

Health experts say that until the virus is contained in countries like India, the pandemic won鈥檛 be over for the world. But there are some glimmers of hope.

In this episode of 5 Minutes On, 91热爆 South Asia correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan travels to a remote district in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, where the vast majority of adults have been vaccinated - against all odds.

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