No Covaxin For 18-44 From Tomorrow In Delhi, Limited Stocks Left For 45+

People under the age of 45 won't get shots of Covaxin from tomorrow with limited stocks left for the next four days, the government said on Wednesday. India is in deep crisis in the second wave of COVID-19 infections with around 3.5 lakh cases and 4,000 deaths being reported daily. Hospitals and morgues are overflowing, medical staff is exhausted and oxygen and drugs are running short. Many experts say the actual case tallies and deaths could be five to 10 times higher. Despite being the global hub of vaccine manufacturing, India has managed to inoculate just around 2 per cent of its population as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has been accused of not buying enough shots in time.