More doses sought to vaccinate nine border districts: Minister

Ma. Subramanian meets Mansukh Mandaviya, submits State’s wish list

Health Minister Ma. Subramanian on Friday said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had assured him that the Centre would provide additional vaccine doses for full immunisation of people residing in nine districts of Tamil Nadu, which share a border with Kerala. “Nine districts of Tamil Nadu have road connectivity with Kerala. Several restrictions are already in place to monitor the movement of people. There is a need for 100% vaccination of residents in these nine districts. The Union Minister has assured me that additional doses would be arranged for these nine districts,” Mr. Subramanian told reporters after meeting Mr. Mandaviya in New Delhi. Submitting a petition to the Union Minister, he said the State had stressed the need for additional vaccine doses on the basis of the State’s population. “Vaccination is important to protect the people from the pandemic... We had emphasised the need for additional vaccines during our last meeting. There has been a continuous supply of vaccines, to an extent, for July and August. The State has medical infrastructure to administer two crore doses a month,” he said.