COVID-19 vaccination drive again exposes India's digital divide | Coronavirus pandemic News
It’s 2:00 am and Ananya Maskara’s face is lit up by her smartphone as she nervously scrolls through a list, looking for a green or yellow tab indicating that a COVID-19 vaccination slot is available in India’s capital New Delhi. For anyone aged between 18 and 44, getting a slot in India’s expanded vaccination drive – already plagued by shortages and political squabbles – has been like buying tickets for a rock concert where popular bands sell out in minutes. “It was… a rollercoaster of emotions,” the 19-year-old told the AFP news agency of her frantic, multi-day search to fi...