Pune: One of July’s best vaccination days records over 73,000 jabs

PUNE: A total of 73,013 Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered across the Pune Metropolitan Region on Saturday. The total is among the highest daily counts so far this month, but still short of the 1 lakh daily vaccination target authorities had set for the region.
Fresh vaccine supplies this week allowed civic bodies to carry out drives from many centres. In Pune Municipal Corporation limits, civic officials had as many as 196 vaccination centres operational.
Authorities said the vaccine drives were carried out without disruptions.
Coverage in July has been troubled due to irregular vaccine supply. Officials said they are expecting supply to improve in August with private hospitals in the district expected to receive nearly 15 lakh doses of both Covishield and Covaxin. Civic-run sites are expected to get nearly 10 lakh doses.
Small hospitals, where vaccine requirement is less than 6,000 doses per month, will be supplied by the health services, officials said.