Around 18 lakh people in West Bengal have not turned up in time for the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, owing to a number of reasons - contracting the virus after the first shot, death or migration to other states for work - according to a recent survey conducted by the health department.
Search Covid vaccination at Calcutta Municipal Corporation sites to begin on Monday The officials fear the pace could slow down from mid-week because of inadequate supply of doses
This week’s Covid vaccination at Calcutta Municipal Corporation sites is set to begin on a high note on Monday but officials fear the pace could slow down from mid-week because of inadequate supply of doses.
“Our target is to vaccinate about 40,000 people from the 190 vaccination centres of the CMC,” a civic official said.
Advertisement
“There are enough doses to achieve the target but we are not sure how many people we will be able to vaccinate daily from Tuesday if fresh stocks do not arrive on time.”