Kerala govt writes to Centre, seeks more COVID vaccine doses

The Kerala government has asked the Centre to release more doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the state and sought permission for health workers, who missed the opportunity, to register again to receive the shot. State Health Minister KK Shailaja shot off a letter to her counterpart at the Centre, Harsh Vardhan in this regard. Though most of the health workers in the southern state registered within the stipulated time, a few of them could not, she stated in the letter adding that they should be given a chance to register again. More doses of vaccine should be provided for the vaccination of the third priority group-those aged above 50 years, the minister said. (Text: PTI)