A resident of Himachal Pradesh, India, gets the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a clinic in on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE A resident of Himachal Pradesh, India, gets the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a clinic in on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
A resident of Himachal Pradesh, India, gets the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a clinic in on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Asia /  South Asia

India’s coronavirus vaccination campaign trips at starting line

  • One-third of people offered jabs fail to show, with turnout in New Delhi at just 53 per cent
  • Health Minister Harsh Vardhan changed his Twitter profile header to say ‘VACCINES WORK’ in effort to quell doubts about the vaccines

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 10:31pm, 18 Jan, 2021

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A resident of Himachal Pradesh, India, gets the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a clinic in on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE A resident of Himachal Pradesh, India, gets the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a clinic in on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
A resident of Himachal Pradesh, India, gets the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a clinic in on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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