COVID-19: India to begin vaccination drive for 18+ from today amid vaccine shortage ANI | Updated: May 01, 2021 07:16 IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): India will start the vaccination drive for those in the 18-44 age bracket from Saturday as the country continues to battle the second wave of COVID-19.
However, some states have flagged the shortage of vaccines and expressed their inability to start vaccination of people above 18 years from today.
The Centre on April 19 had announced a liberalised policy, making all above 18 years of age eligible to get vaccinated from May 1. It has also allowed state governments and private hospitals to purchase vaccines from manufacturers. Per the revised rules, the centre will receive 50 per cent of the vaccines supplied; states and private hospitals will get the remaining doses.
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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.
India to begin vaccination drive for 18+ from Saturday
India to begin vaccination drive for 18+ from Saturday
Last Updated: Sat, May 1st, 2021, 10:06:37hrs
New Delhi: India will start the vaccination drive for those in the 18-44 age bracket from Saturday as the country continues to battle the second wave of COVID-19.
However, some states have flagged the shortage of vaccines and expressed their inability to start vaccination of people above 18 years from today.
The Centre on April 19 had announced a liberalised policy, making all above 18 years of age eligible to get vaccinated from May 1. It has also allowed state governments and private hospitals to purchase vaccines from manufacturers. Per the revised rules, the centre will receive 50 per cent of the vaccines supplied; states and private hospitals will get the remaining doses.
Synopsis
Vaccinating all adults, some 90 crore Indians, is fraught with multiple challenges. These include a massive shortage of jabs, friction between the Centre and some states, confusion arising out of differential pricing and, above all, the severity of the current wave, which has jammed the nation’s healthcare infrastructure and even forced many youngsters to worry whether vaccination centres could emerge as super spreading spots.
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