INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KURNOOL: The 3rd vaccination drive which was launched on May 1 in the district, opening doors to all above 18 years, is leading to severe
shortage of vaccines as the need for first dosage is growing by leaps and bounds
This is unsuspectingly leaving those waiting for a second dosage in the lurch.People who have actually taken the first Covid-19 vaccination
dose are making frantic efforts to get the same vaccine for the second dosage as well
The majority of the time they are returning disappointed
With personal healthcare facilities not getting any products, those who took the very first jab are running after federal government
hospitals and centres to get inoculated for a second time
The district authorities have actually been recommending the beneficiaries to get signed up on the Cowin app and continue to the picked
vaccine centre on the scheduled date
From here begin our travails, shares Nagendrantath, an advocate in Kurnool
He said he got his very first jab of Covaxin a month back and was now hunting for the 2nd dose.After registering himself for the dose at a
primary health care centre near Nandyal, he reached there only to be informed that there was Covaxin scarcity
Narayana Reddy, a resident of Kurnool, stated, scheduled his slot on the app for Covaxin at a centre 100 km far from the city
Just prior to he could plan his journey, he received a message that the programme was cancelled
Hundreds of individuals are dealing with the exact same situation
When gotten in touch with, District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) Dr Rama Giddaiah admitted there were lapses in Covid vaccine
He said that they received an instruction from the federal government that choice need to be offered to 2nd dosage cases.He notified that
around 40,000 vaccines left with them would be sufficient for the next number of days just
We have got the Covishield vaccines only and we are administering the very same across the district
We have no stocks of Covaxin
When informed that 28 days expired considering that the first dose of Covaxin to many individuals, Dr
Giddaiah stated absolutely nothing would take place if there was a delay in taking the second vaccine
He appealed to individuals to be client and cooperate with the healthcare employees in the district
