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How a surge of Covid cases in India hit the UK’s vaccine supply
Serum Institute of India, world’s biggest vaccine producer, asked by Delhi to keep more doses in country
An office worker in India’s Maharashtra state develops flu-like symptoms – and upsets the vaccination plans of a British fortysomething in lockdown thousands of miles away.
Such is the butterfly effect of the global scramble for Covid-19 vaccines, with a surge in Indian cases over the past week, as well as an acceleration of the country’s own vaccination rollout, resulting in a major shortage in Britain that could delay jabs for at least a month for people under the age of 50.
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