Unofficial Sources

800 million vaccine doses is almost half of what India needs to vaccinate its entire adult population by the end of 2021. So why, and how, did they disappear in a span of 3 weeks from the centre’s list of vaccines needed for the drive? And with a third wave looming, what will it take to protect the population against the continued wrath of COVID-19?   Stories originally reported by Maitri Porecha and Seema Singh.   With guest Gagandeep Kang, virologist and professor at CMC Vellore. India’s vaccine shortfall grows as Sputnik V struggles to launch: https://the-ken.com/story/vaccine-sputnik-v-india/ Covid Taskforce, let’s get real on vaccines. It’s time for plan B: https://the-ken.com/story/covid-taskforce-lets-get-real-on-vaccines-its-time-for-plan-b/    Related episode: https://the-ken.com/unofficial-sources/inside-adar-poonawallas-plan-to-global-vaccine-domination/  Music and editing by Sameer Rahat from Baqsa Studios Check out our special podcast offer for you: https://the-ken.com/podcastoffer/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheKenWeb Psst share your feedback with us on podcast@the-ken.com

Show Notes

800 million vaccine doses is almost half of what India needs to vaccinate its entire adult population by the end of 2021. So why, and how, did they disappear in a span of 3 weeks from the centre’s list of vaccines needed for the drive? And with a third wave looming, what will it take to protect the population against the continued wrath of COVID-19?

 

Stories originally reported by Maitri Porecha and Seema Singh.

 

With guest Gagandeep Kang, virologist and professor at CMC Vellore.

India’s vaccine shortfall grows as Sputnik V struggles to launch: https://the-ken.com/story/vaccine-sputnik-v-india/

Covid Taskforce, let’s get real on vaccines. It’s time for plan B: https://the-ken.com/story/covid-taskforce-lets-get-real-on-vaccines-its-time-for-plan-b/ 

 

Related episode: https://the-ken.com/unofficial-sources/inside-adar-poonawallas-plan-to-global-vaccine-domination/ 

Music and editing by Sameer Rahat from Baqsa Studios

Check out our special podcast offer for you: https://the-ken.com/podcastoffer/

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheKenWeb

Psst share your feedback with us on podcast@the-ken.com

What is Unofficial Sources?

Each fortnight we take India’s most significant business and tech stories and strip away complexity, spin and PR and add unbiased analysis, simplicity and wit. The result is business stories and conversations that are both fun and insightful. Told by the trusted and experienced writers and editors of The Ken, India’s first and leading subscribers-only business publication, and hosted by Anushka and Olina.