The ambitious Phase 3 vaccination drive in the country amid the raging second wave of Covid-19 across states is most likely to hit on May 1 when it is scheduled to begin with vaccination for all adults above 18 years.

Several state governments have said they won't be able to start the vaccination drive for all adults from May 1 due to a shortage in vaccine doses. Those states are Delhi, Bihar, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra, even Uttar Pradesh also said no stock for phase 3 vaccination.