Guwahati: The lack of vaccines has forced the state health department to suspend inoculation around 90% of the site on Sunday.
Only 224 of the Covid 2,000 Ganjil Vaccination Center (CVCS) operated in the state that day.
While 216 of the site is under the control of the government, only eight CVCs in the functional private sector.
However, immunization officials said the drastic decrease in vaccination was mainly due to Sunday when most nursing staff tried hard.
“We may be able to finish around 30,000 inoculation on Sundays.
Unless new shares come, Assam will have around 1.3 doses of lakh in hand,” said the state immunization officer Munindra Nath Nattey told toi.
On Sunday, this session site is operational mostly in urban areas and the city of Guwahati.
There are almost no sessions in rural areas, added Ngey.
The resources of the Ministry of Health said the highest official from the Ministry of Health and Minister of Himanta Minister Buswa Sarma continued to pursue the center to get more shipments.
Health Minister Keshab Mahanta also said Thes was in the middle to provide a vaccine according to new policy.
“Like and when we receive a vaccine from the center in large quantities, inoculation will begin on a large scale again,” he said.
Meanwhile, the administration of Tinsukia District on Sunday suspended drive vaccination in the district because the shares were almost running out.
The drive will remain suspended until the arrival of a new consignment.
Assam Regency for facing the same situation on June 27 and June 29 when vaccination was suspended due to the crisis.
“We faced a lack of vaccines, so the drive was suspended on Sunday.
We will continue immediately after the vaccine is available.
We hope the vaccine sends soon.
Until now, more than 2 lakh people have been given a vaccine in the district.
During the mega 3 vaccination trip Today in Tinsukia district recently, we managed to vaccinate a record of 45,000 people, “said Deputy Commissioner Tinsukia Narsing Pawar on Sunday.