Maharashtra faces shortage of Covaxin
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CM to ask PM for 40 lakh doses today
Maharashtra is facing a shortage of Covaxin, which has been prescribed for the 15-18 age group by the Central government. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will be placing the State’s demand for 40 lakh more doses to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a videoconference on Thursday.
The State government has also clarified that restrictions implemented are unlikely to be lifted before the end of January, as curve of new COVID patients does not seem to be flattening.
“Maharashtra has around 60 lakh students in the age group of 15-18 and 35% of them have been given first dose. As per the directions from the Central government, this age group should be given Covaxin only. We are getting reports from several districts about its shortage. We have briefed our Chief Minister regarding it and he will be making the demand for more vaccines in a meeting with the Prime Minister on Thursday,” said Maharashtra Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope.
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