Stock shortage leads to no vax drive for second consecutive day in Pune

Pune: Officials have confirmed that there would be no Covid-19 vaccination dive on Tuesday which means that the campaign has been halted for two consecutive days

Pune: Officials have confirmed that there would be no Covid-19 vaccination dive on Tuesday which means that the campaign has been halted for two consecutive days. The administration has cited stock shortage for the vaccination disruption. Health officials said that the new stock is likely to arrive by Tuesday afternoon which would be distributed to centres and the drive would resume by Wednesday.

An empty vaccination centre at Dr Dalvi hospital, on Monday, No inoculation drive was carried across the district. (HT)

Pune mayor Murlidhar Mohol tweeted on Monday that there would be no vaccination drive at any of the centres on Tuesday as there is no available stock in the city. Similarly, PCMC has also cancelled its vaccination drive due to the same reason.

While Pune city and PCMC saw no vaccination drive on Monday, Pune rural saw 711 people get the jab on the day. In Pune rural, none of those aged between 18-43 years received the vaccine. Of the 711, 190 are of Covaxin and remaining Covisheild.

Officials said that Tuesday also the drive would continue in rural Pune with the remaining stock.

Deputy director of health services Dr Sanjay Deshmukh said, “There was no vaccination drive on Monday as well as on Tuesday it will remain cancelled as we do not have available stocks. We are expecting to get fresh stock by Tuesday afternoon which would then be dispatched to the centres by Tuesday night. The drive would resume on Wednesday. We are expecting to get above 18,000 to 25,000 Covishield doses by tomorrow.”