October 22, 2020
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (click here) announced that as and when a Covid-19 vaccine is ready, it will be made available for all people of the state free of cost....
India is not talking about an empty gesture. Seven billion in tight-fisted funds are being held exclusively for the purchase of the vaccine.
October 22, 2020
The government (click here) has set aside about Rs 500 billion ($7 billion) to vaccinate the world’s most populous country after China against the coronavirus, according to people with knowledge of the matter....
The article brings up the fact India has the second largest population in the world. So then, how will the early vaccines be distributed and who will complete the vaccination of their entire country first? It opens up the questions who is vaccinated first, the largest country in the world or the most out of control country in the world and if combining both those characteristics, India is in first place.
At any rate, the talk of a vaccine leaves a lot of questions to be answer, namely who gets the vaccine first? Medical personnel eligible to wear PPE and needed if the vaccine proves faulty or young adults that will be able to provide a very robust response to a vaccine to determine if the immunity is sustainable over time? The answer seems obvious to me, young adults most able to survive the virus as statistics prove, are the most desirable recipients in the first tier of the vaccinated.
