Jaipur: Facing severe Covid vaccine shortages, the state government has now decided to buy Sputnik V vaccines from Dr.
Reddy to increase the inoculation of drives and ensure people are vaccinated before the third wave appears.
Eleven districts in the state cannot manage even one dose of vaccine due to lack on Thursday.
On Wednesday, eight districts did not vaccinate one person.
The state has received a dose of 5.4 lakh, but they are in the process of being distributed.
The state government repeatedly written to the center urged them to increase the allocation of 65 lakh to 1.5 dose of crore for July.
Because 75 doses of lakh alone are needed for the second dose adminiter to beneficiaries, the government says it will be difficult to provide the first dose in July if they only get 65 lakh vaccines from the center.
“We are doing 1 dose of Lakh Sputnik V.
The process has begun,” said Health Secretary Siddharth Mahajan.
The state government of the state is pronouncing a plan where to provide Sputnik V.
This will be given in two doses such as covaxin and covishield.
, One dose of vaccine will cost Rs 1,000 to the state state government.
The russian developed vaccine is now available at Jaipur National University (JNU) hospital in the city.
On Friday it is expected to supply 2 health doses.
Department of Health.
Officials said that they had received 2.41 doses of crore vaccines until now.
From them, more than 2.44 doses of lakh have been given.
This happens because while 11 doses are packed in each bottle, they are counted as 10.
The health department is given a vaccine carefully and prevents extra doses from futile.
Officers said that although 10% waste permitted, the department had prevented such waste.
In JNU, around 200-250 people will be vaccinated by Sputnik.
V every day.
“Sometimes, the family is full of friends and their relatives come for vaccinations in the 50-70 group at once,” said Sandeep Bakshi, Chancellor, JNU.
In addition, Fortis Hospital also received several doses of Sputnik V.
but they used it.
But they use it to vaccinate the in-house staff and do not provide it to the public at this time.
Hospital officials say that they will do it when they get more doses.