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NEW DELHI: Setting out its roadmap to vaccinate the around 95 crore 18-plus population, the Centre on Thursday said India should be able to access an estimated 217 crore anti-Covid shots between August and December.
In the meantime, 51.6 crore doses have been ordered to cater to the demand till July. This includes 35.6 crore doses (including 1 crore from GAVI’s Covax facility) procured by the Centre, and 16 crore directly contracted by states and private hospitals. Responding to concerns over the slump in vaccinations due to lack of supplies for the 18-44 age group and plateauing in the 45-plus category, the government said the pace would pick up and access to vaccines made in India would be ramped up even as foreign vaccines may also become available over the next few months.
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Mass cremation of Covid-19 victims at cremation Ground Madan Puri, in Gurugram. (Photo: PTI)
On March 12, US President Joe Biden convened the inaugural summit of the “Quad” countries, comprising Australia, India, Japan and the United States, held in a virtual format. Their joint statement headlined “The Spirit of the Quad” emphasised the combating of Covid-19. In the last paragraph, they committed to combining medical, financing, manufacturing and delivery as well as development capabilities to address the “historic crisis”. India was seen as the hub of vaccine manufacture and the vanguard in this battle.