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India Coronavirus Dispatch: How states are fighting vaccine hesitancy

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A medic administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to a frontline worker, after the virtual launch of Covid-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a health center in Visakhapatnam, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (PTI Photo)
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A medic administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to a frontline worker, after the virtual launch of Covid-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a health center in Visakhapatnam, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Bharath Manjesh New Delhi
How states are fighting vaccine hesitancy

Even as India began an ambitious vaccination drive last week to inoculate over a billion people, the programme has been hampered by turnout as low as 22% in some states. This report in ThePrint provides a look into the measures states are taking to tackle vaccine hesitancy. 

Some of the measures states are taking include reminders about appointments for vaccination through WhatsApp and social media chat groups, counselling, and newspaper ads. The states are also promoting eminent and high-profile doctors who have received the jabs as influences. Read more here

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