India's vaccinations plummet as coronavirus infections soar


  • World
  • Monday, 03 May 2021

FILE PHOTO: A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

(Corrects third paragraph to say India has partially or fully immunised only 9.5% of its 1.35 billion people, not 12%.)

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's daily COVID-19 shots have fallen sharply from an all-time high reached early last month as domestic companies struggle to boost supplies and imports are limited, even as the country fights the world's worst surge in infections.

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