Kolkata: The government of Bengal on Monday steps to provide 50,000 syringes that disables automatically to Kolkata Municipal Corporation to continue the drive vaccination.
According to KMC, with this stock, the drive in 144 vaccination clinics and 50 mega centers will continue without interruption until Thursday.
The thinning stock has encouraged the state to give KMC with a nod once to buy this syringe from the open market that will be replaced later.
The State Bengal Government has also set aside Rs 1 Crore for syringes that require Rs 5 per piece.
It also asks for the center to give 20 needle nets of the lakh trail.
“The arrival of the stock of fresh syringes from the country is a big relief.
This will allow us to run our vaccination clinic and the mega centers for the next three days,” said a senior health department official KMC.
Officials on Sunday revealed anxiety over the consideration of advertising syringes.
This problem was taken with the State Health Department and following the intervention by Narayan Swaroop Narayan Health Secretary, KMC was sure to supply 50,000 syringes.
On the market too, there is a lack of syringes that disable automatically in the city.
Distributors say it will take almost three days for them to meet bulk demand.
There are two-three private companies outside Bengal who specialize in supplying this syringe needed for Covid-19 and other vaccination.
“While they have supplied regularly, a burst of a sudden demand,” said Sajal Ganguly, Secretary of Chemical Bengal and the drug association.
“Even though there are several local companies, most leading onesarekeys are located outside Bengal,” said Subhasis Gupta, a syringe sub-distributor that disables automatically in Kolkata.
Rajendra Khandelwal from the Dhanwantary pharmaceutical chain said it would take around three days for the reach of shares after the government placed the order.
Govt Bengal saves drive vaccination from the syringe crisis
