INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hyderabad: Telangana state has actually indefinitely held off the Covid-19 vaccination drive, which was expected to resume on
Monday.Director of Health Services Dr G
Srinivasa Rao, in a statement on Sunday, said the state did not have sufficient stocks of Covaxin, and did not receive fresh stocks from the
Union ministry of health and household welfare for the 2nd dose vaccination drive for those who are 45 years or older
It might be remembered that the Centre had revealed an increased gap in between the first and second dose of Covishield, saying that the
second dosage of the vaccine should be taken only after 12 weeks and before the end of 16 weeks of the first dose.With this holding true,
along with severe Covaxin scarcity, the state health department chose that it will indefinitely postpone the vaccination drive in the state
The Director of Health Services said that details on resumption of the drive will be announced later on
There was also no vaccination in the state this Saturday and Sunday too
