CHENNAI/MUMBAI ¨C Arjun Kumar was wary about getting a COVID-19 vaccine until India¡¯s deadly second wave reached villages near his home in the eastern state of Odisha.
Now, like thousands of others scrambling to book a vaccine appointment across the country, his chances of finding one hinge on who different state governments think should be given first priority on limited supplies.
¡°Initially I wasn¡¯t planning to take the vaccination because people said you could die or get a fever. But now there is death all around, I¡¯m scared,¡± Kumar, 30, a teacher, said by phone from his home in Nadarpur village.
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