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Chennai: The Central government said it will let people choose their coronavirus vaccination centres when the campaign expands next week effectively letting beneficiaries pick either a home-grown shot or the AstraZeneca one unlike now. The country is halting vaccinations this weekend to upgrade software used to coordinate its campaign as it prepares to widen coverage beyond the 11.5 million health and front-line workers immunised since January 16. But the inoculation campaign has progressed slower than expected due to a reluctance of health and front-line workers to take the home-grown Covaxin shot that was approved without late-stage efficacy data. The decision to give people a choice of vaccines could now speed up the roll-out officials believe. They can register through the government's Co-Win 2.0 portal or walk into vaccination centres; states will also actively mobilise people..