Delhi government on Friday told the Delhi High Court that Bharat Biotech supplied only 1.5 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in May against a promise of five lakh doses.
The court also issued notice to the Centre on two pleas to make the second dose of both vaccines against Covid-19 Covaxin and Covishield available in the national capital.
‘Why did you start vaccination if you could not ensure second dose,’ Delhi HC to State government
June 02, 2021
Issues notice to make second doses available
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the State government for not ensuring that both doses of Covaxin have been administered to eligible citizens. Issuing notices to the Delhi Government, Justice Rekha Palli observed that if it could not ensure that people get both the doses of Covaxin within the stipulated time, then it should not have started so many vaccination centres with “much pomp and splendour”.
Govt’s stand
Justice Palli sought the Government’s stand on whether it can provide the second dose of Covaxin to those who got the first jab, before expiry of the incubation period of six weeks between the two doses. The court also issued notice to the Centre on two pleas to make the second dose of both vaccines against Covid-19 – Covaxin and Covishield available in the national capital.
Justice Rekha Palli issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its stand on whether it can provide the second dose of COVAXIN to those who got the first jab, before expiry of the incubation period of six weeks between the two doses.