Tribune News Service

Muktsar, July 5

After successfully holding mega vaccination camps on Saturday and Sunday, the anti-Covid vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — have again run out of stock in Muktsar district.

The drive remained suspended on Monday. Sources say the fresh stocks are expected to reach on Friday.

A senior official in the health department said in Muktsar district, 25,229 doses were administered on Saturday and 6,091 on Sunday. “The state government had told us to hold mega vaccination camps and use the stock within two days or the remaining vaccine will be transferred to some other district. This is why we held several camps in the district and finished the stock,” the official said.

On this, some local residents said it was surprising that the government, just to create some record, asked the officials to use the stock within two days. “There should be some foolproof planning to vaccinate people every day. The shortage creates panic,” they said.

Dr Ranju Singla, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Muktsar, said: “The vaccine is out of stock at present. The fresh stocks are expected to reach here by Friday.”

Notably, in the past too, the vaccines had gone out of stock on June 28 and the vaccination drive was resumed on July 3.