Many districts in Maharashtra to run out of vaccine stock quickly: Official
As on Wednesday morning, the State has round 14 lakh vaccine doses, Principal Secretary (Health) Pradeep Vyas instructed PTI.
Several districts in Maharashtra will run out of the COVID-19 vaccine stock in a day or two and the Centre has been knowledgeable about it, a senior State well being official mentioned on Wednesday.
As on Wednesday morning, the State has round 14 lakh vaccine doses, Principal Secretary (Health) Pradeep Vyas instructed PTI.
“Many districts will run out of the stock today or tomorrow. The Centre is aware of the situation and [we] have also communicated in writing,” he mentioned.
Maharashtra can simply administer 5 lakh vaccine pictures in a day if there’s a readability on schedule and availability, the official mentioned.
For the previous few days, the State has been vaccinating about 4 lakh folks on daily basis. Nearly 82 lakh folks have been vaccinated up to now in Maharashtra because the roll-out of the inoculation drive.
An official assertion on Tuesday mentioned Maharashtra had acquired 1.06 crore doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, out of which 88 lakh doses have been used whereas the wastage stood at 3%.
It mentioned the State authorities will vigorously pursue its demand for extra stock of vaccine doses, contemplating the speedy rise in the COVID-19 circumstances and enlargement of the vaccination drive.
Notably, State Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enable folks above 25 years to obtain COVID-19 pictures, which he mentioned will shield the younger folks from the speedy unfold of the viral an infection at a time when they’re stepping outdoors their houses to earn a livelihood.
In a letter to the PM, Mr. Thackeray additionally demanded that Maharashtra be supplied 1.5 crore further doses of vaccines, which is able to allow the State authorities to full inside three weeks the vaccination of beneficiaries above 45 years of age in six districts, together with Mumbai.