India launches campaign to inoculate all adults against Covid

A wreath lies on the coffin of a Covid-19 victim in India (Channi Anand/PA)

India opened vaccinations to all adults on Saturday, launching a huge inoculation effort in the hope of taming a monstrous spike in Covid-19 infections.

The world’s largest maker of vaccines was still short of critical supplies, the result of lagging manufacturing and raw material shortages that delayed the rollout in several states.