Covid-19 vaccination of people aged between 18 and 44 years is likely to be halted in the entire State from June 2 due to shortage of vaccines.
As per Health Department sources, the vaccination drive is being affected due to the short supply of the jabs. The existing stock of vaccines that the State Government has been able to procure would exhaust on Tuesday and there is no communication from the manufacturers regarding further supply of the vaccines.
Till Sunday, the State had a stock of 14,650 doses of Covaxin and 42,730 doses of Covishield meant for the age group of 18-44 years. However, the Centre is expected to send 3,05,460 doses of Covishield and 40,000 doses of Covaxin for beneficiaries above 45 years. The Covishield consignment is scheduled to reach the State on June 3 and that of Covaxin on June 6.
It is pertinent to mention here that thousands of people aged between 18 and 44 years are waiting for their second dose of Covaxin in the State capital city Bhubaneswar as their due dates have already arrived.