India has been coping with an overwhelmingly alarming second wave of the COVID-19 virus. The situation remains very distressing for citizens and frontline workers alike. Overburdened with patients, the healthcare system has collapsed. Many hospitals ran out of oxygen and critical drugs, as well as available beds.

Cases peaked at around 400,000 new cases daily and are currently around 170,000 with over 320,000 total deaths. These figures likely understate the true state of affairs given the lack of widespread testing and poor documentation. Nevertheless, this data is very disturbing considering that India is the second most populous country in the world with 1.2 billion people. Persons with disabilities (“PWD”) account for 2.21% of the population (26.8 million among 1.2 billion persons) with women with disabilities (“WWD”) making up 1.9% of the female population…

Saxena, R. (2021). Women with Disabilities in India: Access to COVID-19 Vaccination. Medium.