India widens vaccine drive to include everyone above 18

In a major decision to widen the Covid-19 vaccination drive, India today announced that people above the age of 18 would be eligible for the jabs from May 1, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioning that the pandemic was spreading fast in smaller Tier 2 and 3 cities. The decision to relax the eligibility for vaccinations, which is now open to those above the age of 45, was