No Covishield jab at government centres in entire Nagpur district for next two days

NAGPUR: For the second consecutive day, Covid-19 vaccination did not happen at 121 of total 122 centres of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) administering Covishield on Wednesday. Inoculation was also affected in rural areas to a great extent.
There will be no vaccination on Thursday and Friday in the entire district due to lack of supply of doses from the central government.
Sources from the office of deputy director of health services told TOI fresh stock of doses of Covishield is likely to come on Friday evening. “Vaccination can be resumed on Saturday if doses are received on Friday.”
Thus, there will be no free-of-cost vaccination in the city for four consecutive days and in rural areas for two days.
On Wednesday, Covishield vaccination continued at one centre dedicated for staff of Indian Air Force. The civic body continued Covaxin jabs for 45-plus age group at three centres and second dose for 18-44 age group. The NMC centres inoculated 559 beneficiaries.
On June 23, when vaccination for 18-44 age group resumed, 23,703 had taken the jab in city. Record 30,313 beneficiaries were inoculated in the city on June 26.
The Zilla Parishad (ZP) could administer vaccine at only eight of 135 centres on Wednesday where 300 got the jab. Here. inoculation had increased to 18,500 per day after resumption of vaccination of 18-44 age group.
At 10 private hospitals, 2,395 took the jab on Wednesday, which is slightly more than that registered on Tuesday (2,117) and Monday (1,947).
Thus, vaccination declined to 3,254 in the district on Wednesday. Vaccination had increased to 45,839 on June 26.
The central government had started vaccination of 18-44 age group on May 1 but placed responsibility of procuring doses and vaccination on states. The state government started vaccination for this age group on May 1 but stopped it on May 12 citing shortage of doses.
The centre announced resumption of vaccination for 18-44 age group from June 21. It restarted from June 23 in the state.
Again, the district is facing similar interruptions due to lack of supply of sufficient number of doses from the centre.