Low supply hits inoculation drive in Salt Lake, Kolkata

KOLKATA: Covid vaccination did not take place either at Bidhannagar sub divisional hospital (Bidhannagar SDH) or at the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC)-run Matri Sadan in Salt Lake on Friday.
While the drive at Bidhannagar SDH was closed on Friday on the occasion of Eid, at Matri Sadan Hospital in EE Block, it could not be conducted due to shortage of vaccines, officials said.
BMC officials said that due to shortage of vaccines, they could only run a few of their vaccination centres in Salt Lake and Rajarhat. There are several primary health centres in Bidhannagar from where vaccines are being given but most of the days those are remaining shut.
“From about 170 to 180 vials, which we were receiving earlier, the number has come down to about 35 to 40 vials twice or thrice a week for vaccination. We cannot run the UPHCs with such low vaccine supply,” said a civic official. Vaccination drive at Bidhannagar SDH has also been irregular due to shortage of supply.