In Delhi, several government-run vaccination centers will remain close on Tuesday. Manisha Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister informed that the national capital has run out of its Covishield COVID-19 vaccine stock.
On Monday, around 36,310 vaccine doses could be given till 10 pm in Delhi. Earlier, it would administer nearly 1.5 of daily vaccination doses.
While sharing a report regarding the shortage of vaccines, Mr. Sisodia notified on Twitter, “Vaccines have run out in Delhi again. The central government gives vaccines for a day or two, then we have to keep the vaccine center closed for several days.” He further questioned, “Why is our country’s vaccine program faltering even after so many days?”
दिल्ली में वैक्सीन फिर ख़त्म हो गई है… केंद्र सरकार एक दो दिन की वैक्सीन देती है, फिर हमें कई दिन वैक्सीन केंद्र बंद रखने पड़ते हैं.
केंद्र सरकार की क्या मजबूरी है…इतने दिन बाद भी हमारे देश का वैक्सीन प्रोग्राम लड़खड़ा कर क्यूँ चल रहा है? pic.twitter.com/rXJEBQJRtt
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) July 12, 2021
The national capital has often reported on issues regarding the shortage of vaccines doses, since the new phase of universalization of COVID 19 vaccination started on June 21. Under this program, the center facilitates vaccines free of cost to every state across the country. The shortage of vaccines in the city has led to shut down of various vaccination centers.
On Monday, government data exhibited, a decline in average daily inoculation against the virus since June 21 across the country.
Meanwhile, other states like Maharashtra have also raised concerns over the shortage of COVID 19 vaccines.
In accordance with data provided on the CoWIN platform, an average of 61.14 lakh doses of COVID 19 vaccines were given daily in a week from June 21-27 in India. In the later weeks of June 28 – July 4, the average daily vaccination fell to 41.92 lakh doses daily. From July 5 to July 11, the daily average vaccine doses number declined to 34.32 lakh doses.
The Health Ministry, on the other hand, claimed that more than 1.54 crore balance and unutilized COVID 19 vaccine doses are yet available with the states. Union Territories and private hospitals.
As yet, the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered in the country has been 37.73 crores under the nationwide vaccination drive. However, the center aspires to inoculate the entire adult population of the country by the end of the ongoing year.
According to reports, the Indian Medical Association on Monday appealed to the center and the state government to not let the guard down on the COVID front warning that a third wave is around the corner. Furthermore, it notified that the impact of the third wave can be controlled only by ensuring universal vaccination coupled with COVID appropriate behavior.
