Daily vaccination rates in India surge two-fold amid global Covid scare

This despite an infection rate of about 150-200 cases a day; Vaccine makers say there are sufficient stocks to meet rising demand

The surge in Covid-19 cases globally, led by an Omicron sub-lineage BF.7, has boosted India’s vaccination uptick in the past few days. While infections in the country have not risen and are averaging at 150-200 cases a day, the fear of catching Covid-19 has led to doubling of daily vaccination rates.

Vaccine makers say there are sufficient stocks to meet the rising demand.

For the first 20 days of December, the average daily vaccination in the country was 42,591 doses. Ever since the government issued an advisory, that number has almost doubled to 82,113. On December 23-24, total daily vaccinations