It will not be possible to host carnival celebrations in July, Rio de Janeiro's new mayor said on Thursday (January 21), as Brazil's second wave of coronavirus infections gathers steam with vaccine supplies still scare in Latin America's biggest country.

No way to hold Rio carnival in July, the city's mayor says

The hopes of an inoculation drive in poor nations now hinge on access to vaccine supplies. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has redoubled pleas for vaccine makers to provide COVID-19 shots to its COVAX programme for poor nations.

WHO: Inoculation drive in poor nations hinges on vaccine supplies

As countries compete in the vaccine race, they are all leaning on India for the vaccine supplies. India holds the key to vaccine manufacturing - and unlike some countries, India is not prioritising profit over the health of billions. WION's Molly Gambhir has the details.

Gravitas: Wuhan Vaccine: The World turns to India

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