The latest wave of the pandemic is striking India with unprecedented brutality as COVID infections and deaths reach frightening records. We cross to Delhi as pressure mounts on the govt. The crisis is now spreading to Nepal.

Our troubled vaccine rollout is struggling to overcome rising vaccine hesitancy with people worried about potential side effects. There's also a lack of urgency with so few outbreaks of community transmission. We examine the numbers, plus talk to Dr Norman Swan about the government's mixed messaging.