Coronavirus | Hope Maharashtra’s third phase of vaccination will pick up after June: Uddhav Thackeray

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With Maharashtra compelled to suspend the third phase of inoculation owing to a paucity of vaccines, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday expressed confidence that the drive for the 18-44 age group would pick up pace from June once the State receives adequate doses. Mr. Thackeray, during a video-conference meet with paediatric doctors and the COVID-19 task force doctors’ team, said his government was relentlessly pursuing the issue of vaccine supply. “The State government is ready to make a one-time payment for the 12 crore doses required by beneficiaries in the group. They account for six crores of the Maharashtra’s total population…I am confident the vaccination drive will pick up after June once we get more supplies.”