Shortage of vaccines has hampered drive in Maharashtra, say officials

Only three districts have completed more than 10-lakh doses

Only three of the 18 districts considered red zones by the Maharashtra government for higher positivity rate than the State’s average have completed more than 10-lakh vaccine doses. The other districts are among the worst performing in the State in terms of doses. According to sources within the Public Health department, shortage of vaccines has hampered the drive and once the vaccines are available, the government will speed up the process. The government on Tuesday announced the decision to stop home quarantine in 18 districts which show higher positivity rate than the State’s average. It said Satara, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Osmanabad, Beed, Raigad, Pune, Hingoli, Akola, Amaravati, Kolhapur, Thane, Sangli, Gadchiroli, Wardha, Nasik, Ahmadnagar and Latur are 18 districts which have higher positivity rate than the State average.