Amidst the short supply of Covid 19 vaccines across the country, Karnataka on Wednesday announced that they have temporarily suspended the vaccination drive for 18-44 years age group.
Karnataka Health Department Announces Priority Second Dose Vaccination
Karnataka Health Department took to Twitter to announce that the state governments have decided that the vaccination drive for 18-44 years of age will be put on halt for sometime. However, the vaccinations procured will be given to the ones who are due for second dose.
The Health Department said that the vaccination drive for 18-44 years of age will be suspended from May 14 until further orders.
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A senior health department official spoke to the media and said that under the changed circumstances and the severe shortage of Covid 19 vaccines, the vaccines procured by the state government will be given to the beneficiaries of the second dose.
The health department said that the order will be applicable for Covid vaccination at all state-run Covid vaccination centres across the state.
Air India Put a Halt On Vaccinating Employees Due To Shortage
As per the latest reports, National carrier Air India Ltd has put a hold on their plan to vaccinate the employees by May end because of the shortage fo Covid 19 vaccine. The national carrier cancelled vaccination camps at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.
This move comes after the Ministry of Civil Aviation recently advised all the companies in the aviation sector including both airlines and airports to vaccinate the aviation employees. Last week, MoCA advised all the players to cover their employees under the vaccination program.
A senior AAI official said that setting up the vaccination camps across the AAI airports would only be possible when there is enough vaccine. The official said that the shortage of vaccines would get better in the next couple of months.
