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Lesley A Esteves, IndiaSpend.com

In less than three weeks, the third Covid wave has spread around India

By January 11, 30 of the country’s 36 states and union territories had districts with a test positivity rate greater than 10%.

Lesley A Esteves, IndiaSpend.com
· Jan 14, 2022 · 01:30 pm
The stark inequities in India’s vaccination programme could undermine its fight against Omicron

While the country has fully vaccinated more than half of its eligible population, many in the poorer and tribal-dominated districts are still unvaccinated.

Lesley A Esteves, IndiaSpend.com
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Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com
· Dec 14, 2021 · 01:30 pm
Gender and social disparities: What India’s achivement of 1 billion vaccine doses doesn’t reveal

District-level data shows low coverage in tribal areas and women falling behind.

Lesley A Esteves, IndiaSpend.com
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Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com
· Nov 05, 2021 · 02:00 pm