Phase 3 of mass vaccination drive likely to be delayed as States, UTs scramble for COVID-19 vaccines

New Delhi: Ahead of the third part of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, a number of states and union territories have issued notices informing the people who due to the scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines the vaccination for the 18-44 age group is likely to be delayed.

The Union authorities earlier this month opened up vaccination for your complete grownup inhabitants ranging from May 1, however a number of states are dealing with provide constraints.

No vaccination towards COVID-19 will be held in Mumbai for the subsequent three days as the prevailing inventory of doses has been exhausted, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) mentioned on Thursday (April 30) night.

The vaccination drive for the 18-44 age group, which was supposed to begin from May 1 earlier, was likely to be deferred too, it mentioned in an announcement.

The Delhi authorities determined to procure 67 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine, three lakh of which can be delivered by May 3, after its Health Minister Satyendar Jain mentioned on Thursday the town at present does not have vaccines for the 18-45 age group whose immunisation is ready to begin on Saturday.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday mentioned the state will begin inoculation of these within the 18-45 age group towards COVID-19 “as and when” vaccine doses can be found.

The vaccination drive for the 18-44 age group won’t begin on May 1 in Madhya Pradesh as the producers can’t provide sufficient vaccine doses in time, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan mentioned on Thursday.

Odisha is dealing with acute scarcity of Covishield vaccines as properly and are forcing folks to wait for a second dose of the jab for per week.

Against the requirement of 6.3 lakh doses of Covishield to give a second dose to beneficiaries, the state is having only one.1 lakh doses of this selection.

Meanwhile, the entire quantity of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered throughout the nation has crossed 15.21 crore with over 20 lakh photographs being given until 8 pm on Thursday, the Union Health Ministry mentioned.

Also, the entire registrations on CoWIN portal for part three vaccination has crossed 2.28 crore in simply two days, in accordance to information until 9:30 pm, it mentioned.

The cumulative quantity of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered within the nation stands at 15,21,05,563 in accordance to the 8 pm provisional report.