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Opening Covid-19 vax for multiple age groups created scarcity: SII official
Updated On: 21 May, 2021 12:00 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
"We should have followed the WHO guidelines and prioritised the vaccination accordingly to avoid scarcity. Still 50 per cent of paramedical staff haven`t been vaccinated," the official said.
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A Mumbai vaccination centre | Pic/Satej Shinde
Opening up vaccinations against Covid-19 for people from all age groups led to the scarcity of vaccines, a senior Serum Institute of India official said on Friday.
India first rolled out vaccinations for healthcare workers on January 16, and for people above 45 years on April 1, and finally for people above 18 years from May 1.
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