A COVID-19 Vaccine
Deployment Strategy
for India
India should vaccinate 80% of the population by 31st December 2021 at a cost of Rs 50K crore – 250K crore*
Follow an Essential-First Approach for estimating need
Prioritise vaccine recipients based on how essential the occupation is for managing the pandemic. This group is easy to identify, reach and vaccinate
National Manufacturing of the Vaccine
Obtain vaccine in adequate quantities, with local manufacturing,
through government action to ensure technology access and
guaranteed demand
Delivery channel should not become the bottleneck
Large-scale logistics and decentralised delivery necessitate a combination of Election Commission machinery and State government’s Public Health administration Post-market Surveillance
