The government of India has been supporting the efforts of states and UTs for an effective vaccination drive under the Whole of Government approach since January 16 this year.
Read more about 17.7 mn vaccine doses available with states, UTs; 100,000 more in pipeline on Business Standard. More than 17.7 million Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories, and they will receive 100,000 more within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said
Covid vaccine stock running out: DGHS
Sun Online Desk
5th May, 2021 05:49:17
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday said the stock of the Covid-19 vaccine is running out in Bangladesh as there are only 14 lakh jabs in government hands with no sign in sight to get a fresh consignment of it from India.
Speaking at a virtual press briefing, DGHS spokesperson Dr Robed Amin said, “We had around one crore and two lakh vaccines in our hands…around 88 lakh jabs have already been administered as the first and second doses. Now we’ve some 14 lakh doses in stock.”
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Assam, West Bengal, Punjab, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh have said the inoculation drive may get delayed by weeks or even months.