Several Indian states forced to postpone vaccine drives due to shortages
From CNN s Manveena Suri in New Delhi
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Several Indian states were forced to postpone their Covid-19 vaccination plans on Saturday due to supply shortages, authorities said.
At least seven states or union territories were impacted by vaccine shortages as confirmed by CNN. These include the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharasthra and the union territory of Delhi, which includes the Indian capital, New Delhi.
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Synopsis
A scramble by India’s pharmaceutical industry to ramp up production including an agreement to make the Sputnik vaccine developed by Russia in an effort to get as many Indians vaccinated as possible has been terribly outmatched by the speed of the virus ravaging the country.
India is the world’s leading producer of vaccines, but over the past week it has also been the global leader in COVID-19 deaths, and it is not at all clear that the country can vaccinate itself out of the crisis.
The answer to that question is a matter of urgent interest in India, where a second wave of infection has left a tableau of death and despair, but it may also have big implications for other countries battling the pandemic.
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By: Sameer Yasir, Shashank Bengali and Rick Gladstone India is the world s leading producer of vaccines, but over the past week it has also been the global leader in Covid-19 deaths, and it is not at all clear that the country can vaccinate itself out of the crisis.
The answer to that question is a matter of urgent interest in India, where a second wave of infection has left a tableau of death and despair, but it may also have big implications for other countries battling the pandemic.