The Delhi Government on Wednesday received vaccines for the 18-44 age group. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), MLA, Atishi said that the Government received 1.25 lakh doses of Covishield and 20,000 doses of Covaxin. “After the two-week-long distress of no vaccination, there is relief for Delhi as vaccine stocks have arrived for the youth. Now, Government centres will reopen for inoculation.”
“For the 18-44 age group we have Covaxin available for the second dose and eight days worth of Covishield stocks,” Atishi said.
"For those who are 45 years and above, we have received 30,000 doses of Covaxin which are being distributed to different centres of Delhi today. Covaxin for the 45+ category will be used to administer only the second dose", she added.
On Tuesday, a total of 48,411 doses of the vaccine were administered. Out of these 25,847 were first doses and 22,564 were second doses. Along with this, the total tally of vaccines administered in Delhi has reached up to 57,81,988 and 13,40,000 people have been administered both the doses.
“On Tuesday evening, Delhi received 30,000 doses of Covaxin and they are being distributed to different centres of Delhi today. So, from tomorrow onwards, doses of Covaxin will be available for those above the age of 45 years. This means, whichever Government centres where Covaxin was being administered to the 45+ category, there the second dose will be made available. Right now, we are administering Covaxin only to those who are to be given the second dose, among the 45 plus group,” she said.