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India's 8 poorest states may spend 30% health budget on Covid vaccination

India's most socioeconomically backward states may have to spend as much as 30% of their health budgets to procure Covid-19 vaccines for their populations, an IndiaSpend analysis.

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Few Indians can afford the cost of vaccination in private hospitals, especially with the Covid-19 pandemic-induced recession pushing millions into poverty.

Shreya Raman and Shreehari Paliath | IndiaSpend

9 min read Last Updated : May 23 2021 | 8:22 PM IST

India's most socioeconomically backward states may have to spend as much as 30% of their health budgets to procure COVID-19 vaccines for their populations, an IndiaSpend analysis of population and state budget data has found.

These eight states--Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh--are among 20 that have announced COVID-19 vaccination free of cost for persons aged 18 to 44 years. They would have to

Topics : Coronavirus Coronavirus Vaccine Bihar Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh

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