Tears and fears as India's huge coronavirus vaccine push falters

Commuters make their way along the street during snowfall in Srinagar on January 23, 2021. - AFP

GREATER NOIDA (India), Jan 24 (AFP): India's huge coronavirus vaccination drive is behind schedule, with a third of recipients not showing up for appointments because of safety fears, technical glitches and a belief that the pandemic is ending.

After one week, India has vaccinated 1.4 million people, or 200,000 people per day. It had initially hoped to process 300,000 per day before ramping up the rollout and inoculating 300 million by July.