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Photos: Covid-19 vaccination slows down in India as demand outpaces supply
Amid Covid-19 induced lockdowns and a sharp surge in new cases, the Covid-19 vaccination drive has slowed down across the country over the past week. India began inoculating people between the age group of 18 and 44 from May 1. The Centre has set a purchase rate of Rs.315 per dose for the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine produced as Covishield by Serum Institute of India and Rs.420 per dose for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for states and Union territories. The vaccines are available for Rs.150 per dose to the Centre.
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People waiting to get vaccinated against Covid-19 a vaccination centre,in New Delhi on May 3. According to several district and state health officials, the Covid-19 vaccination drive has slowed down across the country over the past week — amid lockdowns and surging cases — as demand has spiked and the focus has shifted to starting the inoculation drive for those in the 18- 44 age group, HT reported.(Money Sharma / AFP)
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A man is inoculated at a drive-in-car vaccination centre started by BMC at Kohinoor parking in Dadar, Mumbai on May 4. According to government data, vaccinations have also slowed down in Maharashtra. Because of a shortage of vaccines, states such as Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu are unclear on when they can start the vaccination for those below 45 years of age.(Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)
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A woman is inoculated during Phase 3 of Covid-19 vaccinations at Global Hospital vaccination centre in Balkum, Thane on May 4. Since May 1, Maharashtra has inoculated 304,574 beneficiaries, including some in the 18-44 age group, as compared to 242,000 vaccinations per day in the last 15 days of April, HT reported.(Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)
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A health worker draws a syringe from a Covishield vial, at BKC Jumbo vaccination centre in Mumbai on May 2. The Bihar government on May 3 placed an order for 1.18 million doses of Covishield and 412,000 doses of Covaxin before starting inoculation for roughly 55 million people between 18 and 44 years of age, an official told HT.(Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)
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Covaxin vials are seen at a centre during Phase 3 of the Covid-19 vaccination drive in Jammu on May 4. The Centre has set a purchase rate of Rs.315 per dose for Covishield and Rs.420 per dose for Covaxin for states and Union territories. The vaccines are available for Rs.150 per dose to the Centre, HT reported.(ANI)
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A view of the Punjab state vaccine store in Sector 24, Chandigarh on May 4. Both Punjab and Haryana reported a drop in vaccination in the past few days as compared to the last fortnight of April due to supply constraints.(Ravi Kumar / HT Photo)
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People queued to be vacinated against Covid-19 at a government hospital in Jaipur on May 1. According to government data from Rajasthan, vaccination slowed from 297,000 doses on April 20 to 225,000 doses on May 3, including people in 18-44 age group whose vaccination started from May 1.(Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo)
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