Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain has said people will be informed when stocks arrive.
New Delhi:
The Delhi government today said it has run out of Covid vaccines and is awaiting fresh supplies from the private companies. Speaking on the eve of phase III of the national vaccination drive, which will see all adults being inoculated, the state Health Minister Satyendra Jain said the public will be informed when the stocks are replenished.
“We don’t have vaccines as of now. We have made requests to the company regarding vaccines, we will tell you when it comes,” Mr Jain said. He also said the manufacturers are yet to provide a schedule of vaccine supply to the Delhi government.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday had said that his government had approved the procurement of 1.34 crore vaccine doses from various manufacturers. He will hold a meeting with officials today to take stock of the situation in the national capital.
Delhi today recorded 25,296 new COVID-19 cases along with 368 deaths. Overall, it has recorded nearly 11 lakh infections and over 15,000 fatalities. This is the seventh consecutive day the metropolis has seen daily fatalities of over 300. The positivity rate in Delhi is 31.76 per cent and the case fatality rate is 1.4 per cent.
The city has also borne the brunt of an acute resource shortage that has hit the country in recent weeks due to the overwhelming inflow of patients into hospitals.
Under the third phase of the vaccination drive, which is also dubbed “liberalised”, vaccine makers will supply 50 per cent of their monthly Central Drugs Laboratory-released doses to the Government of India and will be allowed to supply the remaining half to state governments and in the open market.
