India has begun vaccinating its population of 1.3 billion people. Frontline health workers are among the first to be offered the jab. But the roll-out has been slow, with less than 60 percent of the target being met so far. The government says one reason is a mistrust of vaccines that is being fuelled by misinformation on social media. Some people are also concerned that one of the vaccines was approved before phase three trials were completed.
India’s vaccination drive curbed by mistrust and concerns over homegrown vaccine | COVID Update
