Mumbai : The Center has said that the state government has given the required vaccine to the government while the state government claims that there is a shortage of Kovid vaccine in the state. State Health Minister Rajesh Toppe had said that the state government had asked for 40 lakh doses of the Kovid vaccine but the central government had sent 10 lakh doses.
He pointed out that there is a severe shortage of vaccine in the state and especially covaxin doses are not being given in adequate quantities. Kovaxin doses are given to children 15 to 17 years of age. He attributed the shortage of the vaccine to the booster dose given to those over 60.
According to Toppe, Kovshield doses in the state will require at least Rs 50 lakh for the time being.
At the same time, the Center states that the state government has at least 24 lakh doses of covaccine. This is the figure for January 14th. In addition, the central government says 6.35 lakh doses have been re-administered. According to the Co-Win application, an average of 2.94 lakh doses of the drug are administered daily to 15-17 year olds in the state. According to the government, the state has the covacosin to give to children for 10 days.
In addition, the Center says that the state government has 1.24 crore Kovshield doses. An average of 3.57 lakh doses are used daily. According to the Center, the Cow Shield will be available in the state for the next 30 days. The Center has so far provided 156 crore doses of vaccine to various states. Of this, 15.17 crore is unused, the Center said.
In Maharashtra, 14.29 crore people have been vaccinated so far. Of these, 8.46 crore received a single dose and 5.79 crore received a single dose.
The number of people who received the booster dose was 3.13 lakh. About 2.5 million people between the ages of 15 and 17 have been vaccinated. On Saturday, 4.98 lakh people were vaccinated in the state.
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