75,000 Covaxin doses arrive in West Bengal

KOLKATA: After getting 2 lakh doses of Covishield after midnight on Monday, Bengal received another consignment of 75,000 doses of Covaxin early on Tuesday.
While both the consignments of Covid vaccines came through the government of India channel, the state government, too, has procured more than 10 lakh doses directly from the manufacturers in four consignments within a span to 10 days this month.
“While the vials coming from the Centre will be continued to be used for the inoculation of people in the 45-plus age group, the doses directly purchased by the state government will be administered to recipients in the 18-44 age group,” said a health department source.