So far, about 96 per cent of all 15+ population in the country have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose while about 83 per cent of 15+ population has received both the doses.
According to the government spokesman, as many as 67 districts of the state reported no Covid case in the last 24 hours on Sunday.
Apart from Delhi, few other states such as Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha are also experiencing a vaccine shortage.
The Pune mayor on Sunday said that the Covishield will not be available at any vaccination centre under the jurisdiction of Pune Municipal Corporation today.
Under the national COVID-19 vaccination programme Centre has devised a strategy to inoculate the elderly and the differently abled.
The court also issued notice to the Centre on two pleas to make the second dose of both vaccines - COVAXIN and COVISHIELD -- available in the national capital.
The Centre on Monday gave its nod to on-site, or walk-in, registration of “a few beneficiaries" in the 18-44 age group at government-run Covid vaccination facilities to minimise vaccine wastage'. The facility of only online appointment mode given initially to people in the age group of 18 to 44 years helped to avoid overcrowding at the vaccination centres, said the ministry.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is determined to hold the Olympics in Tokyo after a one-year delay and has made an ambitious pledge to finish vaccinating the country’s 36 million elderly people by the end of July, despite skepticism it’s possible.
Namrata Shirodkar lauded the drive-in vaccination centres in Bhopal and Mumbai, saying it is a super cool initiative that will help senior citizens and the differently-abled to get their vaccines.
Over 2.2 crore people have registered themselves on CoWin portal till now for the third phase of Covid vaccination starting May 1. In the third phase of Covid vaccination, everyone above the age of 18 will be eligible to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
I request you to not queue up at the centres tomorrow. As soon as the vaccines come, we will make proper announcements. Only then people with appointments can start coming to the centres. We've not received the vaccines yet. We are hopeful that vaccines will reach by tomorrow or the day after: Delhi CM on phase 3 vaccination
Vaccination in Mumbai will be closed for three days from tomorrow due to lack of adequate vaccines, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. Planned vaccination of citizens aged 18 years and above is also likely to start late
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said that he has informed the Centre about the situation. The state has 14 lakh doses left which will last only three days
The health department of Maharashtra is preparing a plan to increase the number of inoculation centres in Latur to 18.
The Delhi Government on Friday said vaccination centres in all Delhi government-run hospitals will operate till 9 pm from March 22.
The Delhi government is expecting to scale up the vaccination centres to 225 within a week of the Covid-19 immunisation programme launch, officials informed.
As vaccines against coronavirus reaching corners of India during mass distribution drive underway ahead of January 16 launch, the robust preparations ahead of the D-day when the world's biggest immunization exercise against the Covid-19 starts, are underway at the national capital too.
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