Key to a Successful Covid - 19 Inoculation Drive

December 2019 was the time which nobody knew, would shake the whole world to such an extent. The first case of Covid - 19 was uncovered in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Since then, the virus spread all over the world and also reached India. It was hard to believe that a thing as small as a virus can be such a tyrant and become a calamitous fragment in our daily lives. Scientists, Doctors and Biologists from all over the world only had one aim that is, to successfully create a vaccine against an Apollyon called Covid - 19. Almost after a year, a mellifluous news of the vaccine being created by India's great, genius, and quick- minded scientists flooded into every household of not only India, but the world. It was the time to appraise India and exuberate with unity along the world. The vaccine is made using the mRNA of Covid - 19 along with various chemicals, which is technically a small part of the virus. This is injected in our body to create active resistance against Covid - 19.

At current, there are two vaccines available in the Indian Market against Covid- 19. The first one is Covishield developed by Serum Institute of India and Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech. Both of these vaccines are effective and are available free of cost in Government Hospitals whereas they are available for up to Rs. 250 in Private Hospitals

India has generously exported almost more than 60 Million doses of the Covid Vaccine to many countries. The government is running the Largest Vaccination Drive in India with a great strategy, yet India stands at the bottom in regard to the percentage of people vaccinated. A graphical comparison is shown in the graph below.

The low percentage of people vaccinated in India is due to many reasons. The following information contains reasons and solutions for this low percentage:

• Vaccine Hesitancy: 

A large number of people in India are afraid of the vaccine and hence are intending not to take the vaccine. They fear the side effects of the vaccine and the various rumors bewitched into their minds by Social Media. For this, the government needs to come up with creative advertisements in order to create awareness towards the safety of the Covid Vaccine.

• Large Population:

India is a country with an enormous population of 139 Crores. It is indeed a difficult task to inoculate such a large population with a vaccine. The government has decided vaccinate healthcare workers and the vulnerable groups of our country first. This is one of the most appropriate decisions, but the inefficiency might be due to the large gap of days between giving access to another groups.

• Incapability of District Level Governments:

Though the Central and State Governments are toiling for this vaccination drive, the result comes down to the hands of the District Level Governments. The incapability of these governments keeps a large amount of people in our country devoid of the Covid Vaccine. For this, the citizens and the government should ensure proper monitoring of the inoculation drive.

Only a proper plan, with efforts and strategy can pave the road to the successful approach of The Covid - 19 Inoculation Drive in India. I, and every citizen of India should pledge to have full faith on the vaccine made by our great minds and respect them by vaccinating ourselves when it is our chance. Also, we must remember to follow all necessary precautions after inoculating ourselves. 

 

"बिमारी से डरो, टीके से नहीं !"

 

~Tanish Askulkar