Pune: The district on Wednesday received nearly 1.08 doses of lakh covishield, which health official said would help in providing a big boost for vaccine coverage in the region.
There is no covaxin supply because the district already has 30,000 doses in reserves.
As usual, Pune Rural was allocated the largest discount from a new batch (47,000), followed by PMC (37,390) and PCMC (24,000).
Sanjay Deshmukh, Assistant Director (Medical), Pune Circle, said, “We tend to get more doses on weekends.” When asked about limited Covaxin supplies, Dishmukh said the supply was expected to immediately streamline.
On Thursday, PMC will offer a covishield vaccine in 183 centers and Covaxin at six sites.
PCMC will have eight vaccination sites that offer covaxin doses for 18-plus groups.
The civic body said there would be no drive covishield on Thursday.
In accordance with Cowin, a total of 45,440 beneficiaries vaccinated in all districts on Wednesday.
Pune gets 1.08 dose of lakh covishield, more on the card
