CHENNAI/MUMBAI, INDIA (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) - Arjun Kumar was wary about getting a Covid-19 vaccine until India s deadly second wave reached villages near his home in the eastern state of Odisha.
Now, like thousands of others scrambling to book a vaccine appointment across the country, his chances of finding one hinge on who different state governments think should be given first priority on limited supplies. Initially I wasn t planning to take the vaccination because people said you could die or get a fever. But now there is death all around, I m scared, Kumar, 30, a teacher, said by phone from his home in Nadarpur village.
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Arjun Kumar was wary about getting a Covid-19 vaccine until India’s deadly second wave reached villages near his home in the eastern state of Odisha.
Now, like thousands of others scrambling to book a vaccine appointment across the country, his chances of finding one hinge on who different state governments think should be given first priority on limited supplies.
“Initially I wasn’t planning to take the vaccination because people said you could die or get a fever. But now there is death all around, I’m scared,” Kumar, 30, a teacher, said over phone from his home in Nadarpur village.
FEATURE-Vaccine lottery: Indian states grapple with how to share COVID-19 jabs State governments forced to make decisions on prioritising Rules and supplies vary widely from one state to another Vulnerable groups at risk of missing out, say campaigners By Anuradha Nagaraj and Roli Srivastava CHENNAI/MUMBAI, India, May 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A rjun Kumar was wary about getting a COVID-19 vaccine until India s deadly second wave reached villages near his home in the eastern state of Odisha.
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Arjun Kumar was wary about getting a Covid-19 vaccine until India s deadly second wave reached villages near his home in the eastern state of Odisha.
Now, like thousands of others scrambling to book a vaccine appointment across the country, his chances of finding one hinge on who different state governments think should be given first priority on limited supplies. Initially I wasn t planning to take the vaccination because people said you could die or get a fever. But now there is death all around, I m scared, Kumar, 30, a teacher, said by phone from his home in Nadarpur village.