Chris Kay And Malavika Kaur Makol Bloomberg

On the edge of Hyderabad in southern India, a vast patch of arid shrub-land the size of about 14,000 football fields is becoming a testing ground for a model that could help wean the world off its dependence on Chinese drug ingredients.

One of the largest COVID-19 vaccination drives in the world, India's campaign ever since January to vaccinate its 1.4 billion citizens has hit snag after snag, held back first by shortages and then by chaotic distribution..

On the edge of Hyderabad in southern India, a vast patch of arid shrub-land the size of about 14,000 football fields is becoming a testing ground for a model that could help wean the world off its dependence on Chinese drug ingredients.

One of the largest COVID-19 vaccination drives in the world, India's campaign ever since January to vaccinate its 1.4 billion citizens has hit snag after snag, held back first by shortages and then by chaotic distribution..