Covid-19: Can freebies tempt Indians to get vaccinated?
"Having a vaccine supply pipeline does not automatically translate to universal access. Many people may have to travel long distances or give up wages for half a day to get the jab," says Dr Lahariya."There isn't enough data available in the public domain to analyse what's stopping people. The government should identify pockets of low coverage and map it against the national census," he says.
Another reason could be a sense of complacency after getting one vaccine dose or having contracted Covid-19.In November, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had said that more than 120 million people who got the first shot wereInfection counts have also been low - India has reported cases around or below 10,000 every day for more than a month now.
Almost 40% of people above 45 years - around 140 million - are yet to get either one or both doses of the vaccine. "The onus is on the government to find out why and, if needed, take the vaccine to their doorstep," he says.Many countries have tried to nudge people into turning up for vaccines.
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