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COVID-19: India’s vaccine programme needs a boost

India on Wednesday pledged billions of dollars to boost its flagging vaccine programme

Published: May 05, 2021 16:51 Nilanjana Javed, Senior Web Editor with inputs from agencies

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Prayagraj: A medical worker inoculates a young woman with a dose of the coronavirus vaccine at Moti Lal Nehru Medical College vaccination center during India's vaccination drive to 18 plus amid COVID-19 pandemic in Prayagraj, Wednesday, May 05, 2021. — The Government of India has so far provided nearly 17.02 crore vaccine doses (17,02,42,410) to states and UTs free of cost. Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 16,07,94,796 doses, according to data available at 8 am. Image Credit: PTI

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Beds are seen inside a Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) converted into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) care facility amidst the spread of the COVID-19 in New Delhi, India May 5, 2021. — More than 94.47 lakh (9.4 million) COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs which will receive over 36 lakh (3.6 million) fresh doses in the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Customers outside a medical store in Pune, Maharashtra, India, on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Serum Institute of India Ltd., the worlds largest vaccine maker based in Pune, will deliver 220 million doses to India’s vaccine-starved federal and state governments over the next few months, which can cover 8% of the country’s population. — Implementation of the Liberalised and Accelerated Phase 3 Strategy of COVID-19 Vaccination to inoculate those in the age group of 18-44 years has started from May 1. Potential beneficiaries can either register directly on the CoWIN portal or through the Aarogya Setu app. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Beneficiaries flash victory sign after getting vaccinated with coronavirus vaccine at a centre, in Bhopal on Wednesday. — With vaccines among the main weapons in the fight against the pandemic, pharma giant Pfizer reported a huge jump in profits based on sales of its COVID-19 shot as a growing campaign called for patent waivers so poorer nations can get quicker access. Image Credit: ANI

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A health worker administrator registered people before a COVID-19 vaccine, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Jawahar Nagar center in Srinagar on Wednesday. — Among the leaders of that campaign is India, which reported nearly 3,800 new deaths Wednesday - a national record - and more than 380,000 fresh cases as it grapples with one of the world's worst outbreaks. Image Credit: ANI

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Uttar Pradesh, May 05 (ANI): A health worker administrator registered people before a COVID-19 vaccine, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Beli hospital in Prayagraj on Wednesday. — India on Wednesday pledged billions of dollars to boost its flagging vaccine programme, as President Joe Biden said 70 percent of American adults should have had at least one coronavirus shot by July 4. Image Credit: ANI

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People wait in a queue to receive the dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, at Nair hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday. — "The devastating speed with which the virus affects different regions of the country has to be matched by swift and wide-ranging actions," said Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das, as he announced $6.7 billion in cheap financing for vaccine makers, hospitals and other health firms. Image Credit: ANI

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People wait in a queue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine dose, at a government school in New Delhi on Wednesday. — Experts have warned that case numbers will keep rising until the end of May and could reach 500,000 new infections a day. India's underfunded health system has struggled to cope with this wave, with patients dying in hospital parking lots due to a lack of beds and medical oxygen. Image Credit: ANI Photo

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Nagaon: Citizens wait to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, as coronavirus cases surge countrywide, in Nagaon, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. — While New Delhi and other major cities have imposed curfews and other restrictions, the government has resisted opposition calls for a nationwide lockdown as it tries to avoid the economic downturn that accompanied such restrictions last year. Image Credit: PTI

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Customers line up at a store at the Bhagirath Palace wholesale medicine market in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The coronavirus wave that plunged India into the world's biggest health crisis has the potential to worsen in the coming weeks, with some research models projecting that the death toll could more than double from current levels. — "The poor have nothing left," Vimala Devi, a 61-year-old homemaker in Delhi, told AFP on Tuesday. "We are just left to die on the streets." Image Credit: Bloomberg

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