Gujarat gets the lion's share of Covid vaccines on Day 1 of the new phase

Health ministry data shows a huge disparity in the doses that were given in just eleven states which could launch the drive on May 1 due to paucity of supply

Since the much-awaited universal vaccination for all adults started in India on May 1, over 200,000 have received the jab in the 18-44 age group. Health ministry’s data shows a huge disparity in the doses that were given in just eleven states which could launch the drive on May 1 due to paucity of supply. Gujarat got the lion’s share with 60 per cent doses given on day one. Delhi, which has been one of the worst affected states, accounted for less than two per cent of total vaccinations in the said age-group. States are now free to