India's vaccination drive against Covid-19

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With more than 55 million cases and a million deaths worldwide, many hopes are pinned on a vaccine to end the coronavirus pandemic. There is now optimism that more than one vaccine will be available soon. Not surprisingly, India is gearing up to roll out a massive vaccination drive to protect its billion plus people. It’s already an immunization powerhouse, making 60% of the world’s vaccines and is home to half a dozen manufacturers. The country plans to receive and utilize some 500 million doses of vaccines against the virus by July next year. But how daunting a challenge is it to vaccinate more than a billion people? In this edition of WorklifeIndia, we discuss India’s vaccination drive against Covid-19. Presenter: Devina Gupta Contributors: Dr Krishna Ella, chairman and MD, Bharat Biotech; Dr Lipika Nanda, vice president, multi-sectoral planning in public health, Public Health Foundation of India; Thomas Abraham, professor, public health communication expert