No vaccine shortage in Karnataka, says govt.
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Of the whole 76 lakh doses of vaccine obtained up to now, Karnataka has used practically 63.5 lakh doses up to now.
Karnataka Health Commissioner K.V. Trilok Chandra stated there was no shortage of vaccine in the State as of now. “So far, we have been able to manage the demand-supply. We received a total of 10 lakh doses since Wednesday,” he stated.
State Deputy Director (Immunisation) Rajani Nageshrao stated at the moment the State had a inventory of 12.5 lakh doses. “With the available stock, we can push our vaccination drive without any hitches for another five days. The Centre has promised us more stocks as and when required and the next tranche is expected in the next few days,” she stated.
Currently, the State’s common vaccine stands at 2.38%. “While we are recording a higher wastage of 8% of Covaxin, the wastage is around 2% in Covishield,” she stated.
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