Covid vaccination for 18 plus: Short on supply, no shots today, say southern states

The next phase of vaccinating all adults over 18 years as part of the country's fight against coronavirus may not kick off in southern states on Saturday as planned for want of supply of doses, three months after the national launch of the immunisation programme. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Puducherry said they did not have adequate stocks of vaccines to meet the expected rush of immunity seekers, even as the country's Covid graph, including in southern states, has been mercilessly on the upward trend.