Many of the 30 million people in India due for COVID-19 vaccine jabs in the first phase are health workers who have seen the deadly pandemic close up. GREATER NOIDA, India: India's huge coronavirus vaccination drive is behind schedule, with a third of recipients not showing up for appointments because of safety fears, technical glitches and a belief that the pandemic is ending.
In the eastern state of West Bengal, health chief Ajoy Chakraborty said that turnout was just under 70 per cent, calling it"not encouraging". This led to unfinished vaccine vials - which contain a certain number of doses and have to be used that day - being thrown away.Also hurting the effort is complacency with the number of coronavirus infections and deaths in India falling sharply in recent months.
This needs to addressed before the vaccine is rolled out to the wider Indian population, experts say, where vaccine scepticism is already rife. India's huge COVID-19 vaccination drive is behind schedule, hampered by technical glitches and safety fears. One Delhi hospital has set up a"selfie zone" for satisfied recipients to take photos. And vaccination centres have started playing light, soothing music in waiting rooms.
Cases are very low in India and they have some of the biggest vaccine production capacities in the world. No worries.
Let us be positive.. don't be negative. Together we can.
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