vaccine hesitancy, particularly in India's vast hinterlands, could put the country’s fragile gains against COVID-19 at risk. “Vaccine hesitancy poses a risk to ending the pandemic in India," said retired virologist and paediatrician Dr.
T. Jacob John. “The more the virus circulates, the more it can mutate into dangerous new variants that can undermine vaccines." Delivering vaccines in the world's second-most populous country was always going to be challenging.
Even though India did relatively well at the beginning of its mammoth vaccination drive, the campaign hit a snag almost immediately due to shortages and a complicated vaccine policy, exacerbating existing inequalities.