COVID-19 Vaccination Challenges
Colonel B S Nagial (Retd)
The world is amid in COVID-19 pandemic. World Health Organisation (WHO) and member countries work together to respond by tracking the pandemic advising on critical interventions and distribution of medical supplies to needy. The world is racing to develop and deploy safe and effective medicines. Vaccines save millions of lives every year. Vaccines work by training and preparing the body’s defence mechanism by improving the immune system. Universal vaccination programs have eradicated various diseases, such as measles, mumps, rotavirus and polio. In coming months, India will witness another great event, i.e. the COVID vaccination exercise, this will be one of the most anticipated events in the country. This largescale universal vaccination programme might prove to be a herculean task