Nagpur: Now there is a difference of 1.93 doses of Lakh Covid-19 vaccine between the numbers released by the Ministry of Health Public Health (PhD) and local authorities – Deputy Director of Health Services (DDHS), Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), and Zilla Parishad (ZP).
In accordance with PhD, 19,41,416 doses have been given to people in the district until Tuesday, while the number is 17,48,745 in accordance with DDHS, NMC and ZP, making a difference of 1,92,671 doses.
Toi has been on June 21 reporting differences of 1.01,388 doses in the district between January 16 and June 17.
The difference has increased by 91,283 in the last 27 days.
The DDHS office coordinates the vaccination program from all six Nagpur division districts.
DDHS collects daily vaccination data from NMC for city and ZP limits for rural areas, and releases numbers for the district.
NMC and ZP are executing agents that manage doses and upload data on the Co-Win application.
PhD takes data from the Co-Win application and also released data in public every day.
Although DDHS, NMC and ZP are executing agents, the number of doses given to people is lower with these institutions compared to PhDs.
There are big differences in all categories.
According to DDHS, 65,066 health workers (HCW) took the first dose while it was 67,626 according to the PhD.
When it comes to frontline workers, 1.18,540 has taken the first dose according to DDHS while the number is 1,34,314 according to the PhD.
Similarly, DDHS data said 2.97,318 people from the 18-44-year-old group had taken the first dose while the number was 3.75,922 according to DDHS.
Also, 8.29,816 people from the 45-plus age group have taken the first dose according to DDHS, while the number is 8.99.531 according to the PhD.
Thus, there are big differences in the number of beneficiaries.
In accordance with DDHS, 13,10,740 people have taken the first dose in the district while the number is 14.77,393 according to the PhD for a difference of 1,66,653 beneficiaries.
There is also a difference between 26,018 doses in the second dose.
NMC and ZP officials have assured to see differences and reconciles.
But officials did nothing in the last 24 days.
In fact, the difference has increased mostly.
“We are working on this and will complete the reconciliation needed,” said NMC and ZP officials to TI.
Deputy Director of Health Services Dr.
Sanjay Jaiswal said he would look into this matter and do what was needed.
After being affected for two days, vaccination continued in the district on Wednesday.
City received 26,000 doses of covishield a day ago, and the Civic body inspected at all centers, with 27,934 people took JAB in NMC centers.
Vaccination continues in covaxin centers too.
Also, 11 private hospitals continued vaccination.
Alexis Hospital began Sputnik V, Russian vaccine, on Wednesday where 69 took Jab.
A total of 1,604 took Jab in private centers.
Thus, 29,538 people were vaccinated in the city on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Wockhardt also began to provide sputnik, being the first to manage the three vaccines.
ZP gave a vaccine to 16,345 people.
Thus, 45,883 people benefited in the district on Wednesday.
Because all the doses run out on Wednesday and new shares were not accepted, NMC announced there would be no vaccination at 140 centers for the covishield on Thursday.
Inoculation will continue in five centers for Covaxin.
This district is likely to get a new dose stock on Thursday, and vaccination is likely to be continued on Friday.