Covaxin not available in Delhi for people above 45, says AAP leader Atishi, slams Centre

She stated that vaccination is being done at expensive rates only in private hospitals and that the vaccine doses for the youth are not being supplied to state governments, including the Delhi government. 

New Delhi: Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Friday (May 28, 2021) said that even for the fifth consecutive day in Delhi, youth have not been administered the COVID-19 vaccine in government schools.  She stated that vaccination is being done at expensive rates only in private hospitals and that the vaccine doses for the youth are not being supplied to state governments, including the Delhi government.  Atishi said, "In Delhi, a lot of vaccination is being done only in private hospitals at expensive prices. If the dose of a vaccine is Rs 900 to 1350, then it means that any family will have to spend ₹10-15,000 to get their whole family vaccinated. After all, how many such families are there in Delhi who can invest 15,000 rupees only on the vaccination of their family? The answer to this big question has to be given by the central government, why is it that there is no shortage of expensive vaccines in private hospitals, while the state governments, which are immunizing people for free do not have a single dose."