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Everyone above 18 years to be eligible to get #COVID19 vaccine from May 1 as Govt liberalises vaccination strategy

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If you are 18 years or older, you can get a #COVID19 vaccine from May 1

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Vaccine makers can sell half of their production directly to the state governments and in the open market at a pre-declared price.

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The government of India has made a major policy change allowing everyone above the age of 18 to get a jab of the #COVID19vaccine from May 1, as India opens up the third phase of the world’s largest vaccination drive.

To improve the supply of the #COVID19vaccine, the government has allowed states to directly buy them from the manufacturers.

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Vaccine makers can sell half of their production directly to the state governments and in the open market at a pre-declared price.

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The decision on setting the age limit in the distribution of the vaccine has been left to the respective state governments.

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The second wave of #COVID19 infections has been a lot severe in India. The total number of infections in India has crossed 15 million. Latest data showed that for the last five days in a row, there have been at least 200,000 people contracting the virus daily.

The official death toll due to COVID-19 in India is 1,78,769, but many fear that it could be a lot higher.
India’s health infrastructure has been way too short of what was needed to tackle the pandemic with minimal fatality.

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As the world’s largest vaccine maker, there was hope that India would be able to beat the lack of health facilities with timely jabs for a large chunk of the population.

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However, the @narendramodi administration has come under severe criticism for its handling of the COVID-19 crisis, particularly, the second wave and the slow pace of vaccinations is one of the reasons.

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