2 years of Covid vaccination drive: More room for others in vaccine mix

Eye on new vaccines for precautionary doses as key players shift focus

A larger variety of vaccines are increasingly making a mark in India’s incremental vaccinations.

The share of other vaccines, such as Sputnik V, Corbevax and Covovax, has shown a rising trend, according to data from the latest week, which marks the second year since vaccinations began in January 2021. The entry of newer vaccines is likely to accentuate the trend.

Serum Institute of India’s Covishield accounted for 98.8 per cent of vaccines given out on the first day of vaccinations on January 16, 2021. While its share has fallen to 79.3 per cent, that of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is up