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Major states may finish Covid-19 vaccination by July 2022: Report

At the current pace, UP and Maharashtra would take 15 and 17 months respectively to cover their universal population

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Sohini Das
Analysts estimate that major states in India will be able to complete Covid-19 vaccination by July 2022. In a May report titled Opportunity cost of sub-optimal vaccine strategy, Emkay analysts estimated that most major states (38 per cent of total population) would be able to cover their eligible 18+ population by February 2022 before the national expected timeline of March 2022.
 
Densely populated states such as West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh (UP) would mostly have a delayed drive with 18+ and universal population vaccination not before March, the analysts said. At the current pace, UP and Maharashtra would take