Chandigarh: Drive Covid Vaccination has slowed again in Punjab because of drying inventory, throwing spanners in the state government’s plan to provide at least one dose to the population that meets the requirements at the end of October.
After fighting a long time, the state government has succeeded in increasing the urge.
However, because of the lack of doses in the amount needed, the number of immunizations has returned significantly in the past few days.
According to the State Health Authority, Punjab runs out of covishield doses on September 29, while the Covaxin stocks allocated out in October 1.
Between September 1 to 26, the State Health Department managed to record 2,18,134 beneficiaries that qualified per day on average, On average per day that fell to 58,381 for a period of five days from September 27 to October 1.
If Punjab continues to have Lean days regularly, it might not be able to achieve the immunization target.
The Nodal Punjab officer for Vikas Garg’s vaccination stated that the vaccination drive rate depends on stock availability.
“High daily numbers when there are a number of doses needed in stock.
When the stock runs out, the amount goes down,” Garg said.
However, he said that the central government refilled stock according to schedule.
The last center has supplied around eight doses of lakh in the second week of September.
Against the allocation of 41.63,150 for September, Punjab received 45.25,610 doses – 38,49,690 from Covishield and 6,75,920 from Covaxin.
Punjab has so far managed to provide the first dose of the 71% vaccine from the beneficiaries that qualified 2.06 Crore in the age group over 18 years, while 24% have been fully vaccinated.
Of 31,21,725 ​​beneficiaries that qualified in the category of senior citizens, 91% have been stacked once, while 45% have received both doses.
The percentage of eligible population of 41,38,009 in the age group of 45-59 years vaccinated partially established at 77% and was fully vaccinated 33%.
In the 18-44 year bracket group, 57% of the population of 1.33.95,568 has been immunized at least once, and 10% have received both doses.
So far, 19,538,397 has been given, where 2,852,103 in Ludhiana, 1,884,419 in Jalandhar, 1,484,969 in Amritsar, 1,425,120 in Hoshiarpur, 1,313,289 in Patiala 1,192,725 in Mohali and 1,116,762 in Gurdaspur.