Symbolic start to Vax 3.0, with States low on shots
May 01, 2021
A Covid-19 vaccination centre in a Hyderabad district hospital remains shuttered on Saturday with no supplies - NAGARA GOPAL
A Covid-19 vaccination centre in a Hyderabad district hospital remains shuttered on Saturday with no supplies - NAGARA GOPAL×
Alarmingly poor coverage in UP, Bihar and Bengal
Phase-3 of India’s vaccination drive started on May 1 with a majority of States complaining of non-availability and restricting their coverage either to the 45+ group or staggering it for the new age group of 18-45 in phases.
The biggest concern remained the laggard and the most populous States such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, which are right at the bottom with just 4.46 and 4.81 per cent, respectively, of their population inoculated.