Government flags gender gap in COVID-19 vaccination
The Hindu
Only 46% of jabs on June 21 went to women despite record overall numbers
Though a record on June 21, only 46% of the beneficiaries were women. This “gender imbalance” needed to be corrected in the days ahead, said Chairman, National Empowered Group on Vaccination V.K. Paul. “Where this imbalance exists, it has to be addressed and we have to make it easier for women to access vaccines and this is a lesson for the future,” Dr. Paul said at a press briefing on Tuesday. According to the 2011 Census, there are 943 women for every 1,000 men in India with the ratio more skewed in some States than others. Also read |
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