India’s ‘Arbitrary And Irrational’ Vaccine Policy Spells Trouble – Analysis

By R Ramakumar*

In May 2021, the Supreme Court of India remarked that the country’s policy of charging those aged between 18–45 for COVID-19 vaccines was ‘prima facie arbitrary and irrational’. The government has since revised its vaccine policy by covering a larger share of the population with free vaccines. Yet,...