Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that though the vaccination drive was in full swing at nearly 100 centres across the national Capital, it would have to be halted soon as the available stock would last for two-three days only.
“It is our aim to vaccinate all the people of Delhi in the next three months but a major problem that we are facing is the shortage of doses. We have only a few days of vaccines left in Delhi and this problem is being faced countrywide. There is a shortage of vaccines and there are some States where the inoculation drive has not even started as yet because of the scarcity of vaccines,” he said.
“Right now we are administering 1.25 lakh doses daily. Soon we will start administering these vaccines to more than 3 lakh people every day,” he added.
Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi presented the vaccination bulletin on Tuesday, saying that the stock of Covaxin was completely finished in the city for those between 18-45 years of age and nearly 125 centres had to be shut by the Delhi Government due to the scarcity of the coveted vaccines.
She said: “Only three days’ worth of stock is left of Covishield for those between 18-45 years of age. For healthcare and frontline workers and for those above 45 years of age, only five days’ of Covaxin stock is left, and four days worth of Covishield doses.”
Atishi added, “The second wave of Covid-19 has affected nearly every family in India and Delhi in some way or the other. Vaccination is the only way to stop the spread of the contagion and protect us from an impending third wave. Hence, I present this vaccination bulletin to you. We will state all the figures in the interest of fairness and transparency. Every person, no matter what their age, wishes to get the shots at the earliest. We just hope that we can provide them.”