NAGPUR: After receiving huge response, especially from people in 18-44 age group in last two days, there was no Covid-19 vaccination at 96% centres in the city on Friday, forcing most people to return without the jab.
Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) received fresh stock of only 25,000 doses of Covishield, which is sufficient for only one day.
NMC data showed vaccination happened at only nine of the 112 government run centres in the city on Friday.
Three centres — GMCH, Khobragade Hall and Mahal Diagnostic are dedicated centres for Covaxin and allowed only 45+ people.
One more centre at Mahal Diagnostic is for Covaxin, but for second dose of 18-44 age group.
One centre of Covishield is specially for CRPF personnel.
The remaining 108 centres are for Covishield and for 18+ group.
Of these centres, only four — AIIMS, IGGMCH, Daga and Mahal Diagnostic — continued inoculations on Friday while 104 remained closed.
Activist Narayan Ahuja told TOI, “It is very unfortunate that sufficient doses are not ensured at the centres.
State had allowed vaccination of 18-44 age group on May 1 and stopped on May 12 citing shortage of doses.
It upset many people.
Vaccination for this group resumed two days ago and the situation is still the same.
Many people thronged the centres and returned without jab.” The state had resumed vaccination of 18-44 age group on June 23.
As against inoculation of 3,000 per day, number of beneficiaries swelled to 23,703 on June 23, including 20,261 of 18-44 age group.
On June 24, 20,055 took the jab, including 15,809 from 18-44 age group.
Thus, 43,758 people have taken the vaccine, of which 36,070 were from 18-44 age group, in two days.
On Friday, the number of beneficiaries dropped to 3,134 in the city.
Of these, 2,021 took the jab at government centres and remaining 1,113 at eight private centres.
Of total 3,134 beneficiaries, 2,171 were from 18-44 age group.
At eight private centres, of which six are administering Covishield and one each of Sputnik V (corporate vaccination) and Covaxin, 1,113 took the jab which is less than the figures in last two days.
Vaccination was 1,585 on June 24 and 1,482 on June 23 in private centres.
This means number of beneficiaries did not increase in private centres despite unavailability of inoculation at 96% government centres.
Vaccination was not affected in rural parts of the district on Friday.
Some 18,582 people took the jab of which 13,215 from 18-44 age group.
Zilla Parishad (ZP) had 24,000 doses of Covishield before beginning of vaccination on Friday.
Due to lack of vaccination in city, the number of beneficiaries dropped to 21,716 in the district on Friday.
The figure was 41,721 on June 23 and 37,054 on June 24.
NMC officials said the state has supplied 24,000 doses of Covishield for the city on Friday.
The civic body received the doses in the evening.
Vaccination will resume at all 112 centres and four new ones in the city on Saturday.
NMC officials said, “Vaccination will take a hit on Sunday again if we do not receive fresh stock on Saturday.
The 24,000 doses are enough for only one day.
We have allowed 50% slots at each centre for walk-ins and remaining 50% for online appointments.” The ZP received 16,000 doses, and already has around 5,500 doses left over from earlier stock.