Vax 3.0: Hospitals, states ready for a slow start for those above 18 years

Maharashtra, Gujarat and UP to begin vaccination today

Just hours before the universal adult immunisation was to kick off, the Centre confirmed it would be a slow start. The Union health ministry said on Friday that the third phase of Covid-19 vaccination —for 18 to 44 years —   would be launched only in some states on May 1. The process is expected to stabilise slowly to cover a wider population in a few days, according to a ministry official. But there were some last-minute surprises.
 
Maharashtra, among the states to maintain that the supply was too short for the next round of vaccination, relaxed its stand late