Covid-19: India Inc grapples with vaccine hesitancy
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Covid-19: India Inc grapples with vaccine hesitancy
John Sarkar & Avik Das / TNN / Updated: Jul 3, 2021, 08:26 IST
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NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Sameer Kumar, a food delivery agent in the national capital, has still not taken the jab despite regular reminders from his employer. “I have heard that it makes you terribly sick,” said Kumar. “Nobody back in my village has taken it for the same reason.”
People like Kumar have India Inc worried. Stoked by rumours, superstition and fear, vaccine hesitancy is keeping a large swathe of the working population out of inoculation drives. But vaccinations, said industry experts, are crucial to help sustain the economic recovery which is under way.
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Synopsis Sameer Kumar, a food delivery agent in the national capital, has still not taken the jab despite regular reminders from his employer. “I have heard that it makes you terribly sick,” said Kumar. “Nobody back in my village has taken it for the same reason.”
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(This story originally appeared in on Jul 03, 2021)Sameer Kumar, a food delivery agent in the national capital, has still not taken the jab despite regular reminders from his employer. “I have heard that it makes you terribly sick,” said Kumar. “Nobody back in my village has taken it for the same reason.”
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