Jaipur: The State Health Department has requested a center to increase the supply of vaccines for the remaining days in August to accelerate vaccination.
For this month, Rajasthan has asked 80 doses of lakh.
On Friday 3,50,528 beneficiaries pasted while 1.02.22,863 people in the state had resolved their vaccination.
In Jaipur, a long queue seen in vaccination centers.
Many people who are the second dose are waiting since August 15 and so on are waiting for their chance to get a dose.
“We have asked the center to provide at least 80 doses of lakh.
This month, fortunately we have received a dose every day but approaching 80 lakh per day is rather difficult.
We have asked them to increase supply for the days left in this month,” said Dr.
Raghuraj Singh, Nodal Officer, vaccination.
Meanwhile, 4,48,877 health workers completed their two doses.
On Friday 1,10,000 doses of covishield and 1.75,860 covaxin doses arrived in the state.
On Saturday, with several left doses, at least 4 LAKH beneficiaries tend to be given Jab.
The authorities stated that they would make a greater projection for September.
“We have the capacity to provide a vaccine to 15 lakh people per day and we will urge the center again to provide a good number of doses from September,” said a senior officer.
Rajasthan Govt Requests the Center to Increase Vax Supply
