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India's gender inequity in Covid-19 vaccinations narrows, shows govt data

Women have received about 47% of the 481 million vaccine doses administered in India, nearly in line with the gender ratio in the country, the data showed

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Visitors wait at a government school in Noida to receive Covid-19 vaccine doses on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Reuters New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Aug 04 2021 | 11:22 AM IST

The gender disparity in India's Covid-19 immunisation drive has narrowed, government data showed on Wednesday, as pregnant women are now allowed to get their shots and authorities try to dispel rumours about fertility.

Women have received about 47% of the 481 million vaccine doses administered in India, nearly in line with the gender ratio in

the country, the data showed. Men have now received 13% more doses than women, compared with about 17% in early June.

India officially started vaccinating pregnant women only in July and has been running ground-level campaigns to encourage them to get their shots, according to the government.

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