Here's how India flipped its Covid vaccine fortunes in a few months

Government said in May that Covishield output could reach 750 mn doses between August and December, but actual output could be more than 900 mn, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter

Only months ago, India ran so short of COVID-19 vaccines that computer experts wrote software code here to help people snag scarce immunisation slots and the then health minister had to constantly battle opposition criticism on social media.

The minister later quit and in came a little-known but hands-on politician, Mansukh Mandaviya, who, according to a person close to him, communicates with vaccine producers on a near daily basis and tries to resolve their problems promptly.

Vaccine supplies have surged.

Government officials say they are confident of fully immunizing nearly all adults by December, giving it the confidence to announce a gradual restart