India's opposition questions government on doubling Covid-19 vaccine dosing gap, South Asia News & Top Stories


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NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - India's main opposition party, Congress, on Wednesday (June 16) questioned the decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to double the gap between the doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, asking whether it was prompted by a vaccine shortage. On Tuesday, Reuters reported that the government had increased the gap without the agreement of the scientific group that it said recommended the move, citing three members of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) advisory body. Congress leaders, including former party president Rahul Gandhi, said the government was trying to cover up a vaccine shortage....