Why are Covid vaccination rates low in India and vary across states?

Inequitable distribution in terms of availability of vaccination sites leads to limited vaccine availability across the country; productivity varies widely across states

By July 18, India would have administered 400 million Covid-19 vaccine doses. The country has administered the first dose to 23 per cent of the population, and 5.5 per cent of it is fully vaccinated.

While some states have administered the first dose to nearly a third of their population, a Business Standard analysis reveals that wide variations in the vaccination strategy across states are keeping India from achieving a desirable vaccination rate.

Data reflects that the availability of vaccination sites is a significant hurdle for India to administer vaccines to most of its population.

Even though 2.6 vaccine sites