Tag: Yamini Kandpal

By Yamini Kandpal Late in May, several villagers in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district jumped into the Saryu river. Under ideal circumstances, this dip into the river could have been to get respite from the scorching, summer heat. Only, it wasn’t. The villagers leaped off to escape vaccination after a team of healthcare workers reached the spot. Around 200 people fled from their homes since they did not want to get jabbed.This is only one example amidst numerous others where vaccine hesitancy has been at display. While India’s vaccine program has...