Indian perspective about COVID-19 vaccine: an elixir bringing ray of hope to the dark pandemic

Authors

  • Vivek Thakur Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
  • Vidhi Vanya Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad, Haryana, India
  • Avir Sarkar Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad, Haryana, India
  • Basanti Mazumdar Department of General Surgery, IMS, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20211560

Keywords:

COVID-19, Dark pandemic, Vaccine

Abstract

India has finally begun its colossal coronavirus vaccine drive, desperately hoping to end a deadly pandemic that has killed around 1.5 lakh of its population. With an aim to vaccinate about 300 million people across the subcontinent by July, India has a huge task ahead. This large number roughly amounts to almost the entire US population.

Author Biography

Avir Sarkar, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad, Haryana, India

Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad

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Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Data on COVID-19 during pregnancy. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/special-populations/pregnancy-data-on-covid-19/what-cdc-is-doing.html. Accessed on: 04 April 2021.

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Published

2021-04-23

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Letter to the Editor