Empty vials of Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine lie on a table at the site of a vaccination campaign in Guwahati, Assam. (AP photo/
Responding to a question at a press conference, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that states and Union Territories (UTs) have been asked to increase the pace of their vaccination campaign.
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The government on Thursday said that no reports of COVID-19 vaccine shortage have been received from states and union territories in the last two to three weeks and the current situation is “satisfactory”. Responding to a question at a press conference, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that states and Union Territories (UTs) have been asked to increase the pace of their vaccination campaign.
“No such report has been received from any state in the last two-three weeks. We give daily reports of unused and balanced vaccine doses and the amount of unused vaccine doses remaining in the last two-three weeks has not been less than 25 million Therefore, we are confident that the present situation is satisfactory,” he said. “We have repeatedly told the states and union territories that the pace of vaccination should be increased. We had a meeting with the states on this matter only yesterday and the result is also being seen that 80 lakh doses were given in the last 24 hours. And even today 47 lakh doses were given. were administered,” Bhushan said.
On reports of more than three crore people not taking the second dose, he said that people have been given several periods to take this dose. He said, “We have given a limit during which a person can be vaccinated. When you cross the outer limit of that limit it becomes absolutely necessary that you get another dose before crossing that outer limit.” be given.” This fact should be obvious, and at any given time “there will be a certain number of people who have completed four weeks or 12 weeks, but the next day, they should get a dose of the vaccine”, Bhushan said. “To explain the fact that ‘X’ people are missed would not be technically correct. A better approach would be to ask for three or four consecutive dates to get the full picture,” he said.
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