Even as the Tika Utsav is being carried out across the country as a part of the Covid-19 vaccination drive, shortage of vaccine has stalled the process in as many as 11 districts of Odisha.
Vaccine administration has come to a halt in Sambalpur, Puri, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Nayagarh, Boudh, Gajapati, Dhenkanal, Koraput, Jharsuguda and Subarnapur districts due to non-availability of vaccine, informed Health & Family Welfare Department Director Bijay Panigrahi on Wednesday.
The vaccination drive was underway at 505 centres in rest 19 districts of the State. Around 2 lakh doses of Covaxin were expected to reach the State on Tuesday while 2.71 lakh doses of Covishield had been received on Monday.
State Health Minister Naba Kishore Das had on Monday written to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan urging him to supply at least 10 days’ stock of Covishield (25 lakh doses).