key: cord-0736871-8ffjv6yt
authors: Chakraborty, Chiranjib; Ranjan, Ashish; Bhattacharya, Manojit; Agoramoorthy, Govindasamy; Lee, Sang-Soo
title: The current second wave and COVID-19 vaccination status in India
date: 2021-05-20
journal: Brain Behav Immun
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.05.018
sha: 9dbeb1811da001a74eea60478d3f8d0f9d323e0d
doc_id: 736871
cord_uid: 8ffjv6yt

Recently, India is at risk due to the exponential rising of COVID-19 infection, which generated a second wave. This infection rise may affect the vaccination program in India, and it can also affect vaccine production. In this manuscript, we have discussed the psychosocial and political factors that have driven the current wave of India. We have also tried to depict the psychosocial and political obstacles that are impairing the vaccination program.

Recently, India is at risk due to the exponential rising of COVID-19 infection, which generated a 33 second wave. This infection rise may affect the vaccination program in India, and it can also 34 affect vaccine production. In this manuscript, we have discussed the psychosocial and political 35 factors that have driven the current wave of India. We have also tried to depict the psychosocial 36 and political obstacles that are impairing the vaccination program. 

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