Absolutely.. Instead of an age criteria, the vaccination should have been prioritised for full families, in crowded areas in slums, and should have been planned in-situ. So how you had a containment policy you can have a "liberated" (vaccinationated) zone policy!
Central procurement of vaccines a must. Anand Grover
https://www.barandbench.com/columns/covid-19-vaccine-rollout-and-the-national-immunization-program
For the last 70 years, as part of the universal immunisation programme (UIP), the Indian vaccine procurement system has centrally funded and procured all vaccines from manufacturers (public and private) and distributed them through the states to all persons free of charge. The success of the UIP in reducing mortality and morbidity among infants and children is for all to see.
Moreover, the procurement of all vaccines by the Central government has the considerable advantage of a pooled bulk procurer using its negotiating power to lower prices from vaccine suppliers. Yet, for no apparent reason, the Central government abandoned the policy of procuring vaccines centrally. It is only if we return to the model of the national immunisation programme with procurement by the Central government and distribution by the states; vaccinate all people in India free of charge; and use powers under the Patents Act for issuing government authorisation, compulsory licensing or contract manufacturing in appropriate cases, that we can ensure that the vaccine rollout proceeds smoothly and doesn't turn out to be another disaster. The government must fulfil its obligation to safeguard the right to health and life without discrimination under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiCBgLnl_cQ Government Delayed Sanctioning of Rs 35,000 Crore Set Aside for Vaccination: Economist Omkar Goswami
Gujarat gets lion's share of Covid vaccines https://www.rediff.com/news/report/gujarat-gets-lions-share-of-covid-vaccines/20210504.htm May 4th 2021
Health ministry data shows a huge disparity in the doses that were given in just eleven states which could launch the drive on May 1 due to paucity of supply.
Gujarat got the lion's share with 60 per cent doses given on day one.
Centre to SC on vax policy: No judicial interference needed, trust wisdom of executive https://www.moneylife.in/article/centre-to-sc-on-vax-policy-no-judicial-interference-needed-trust-wisdom-of-executive/63813.html 10 May 2021 0
Urging against judicial interference on its vaccine policy, the Centre's Sunday night affidavit said: "Any overzealous, though well-meaning judicial intervention may lead to unforeseen and unintended consequences, in absence of any expert advice or administrative experience, leaving the doctors, scientists, experts and executive very little room to find innovative solutions on the go."
"It is submitted that in view of the unprecedented and peculiar circumstances under which vaccination drive is devised as an executive policy, the wisdom of the executive should be trusted," said the affidavit.
The affidavit said with a view to ensure that there is no disparity between the states inter-se, with active consultation of the Centre with both the manufacturers, the central government has successfully fixed uniform price to be paid by all the State Governments.
Defending its vaccine policy, the affidavit said: "The policy is framed as above which is just, equitable, non-discriminatory and based upon an intelligible differentiating factor between the two age groups (45 plus and below)."
For earlier documentation and Conversations on COVID, see http://emeets.lnwr.in/index.php/covid