With the rising cases of Covid 19 and the shortage of vaccination, Chennai is facing a drip in the number of people getting vaccinated. In the past four days, the numbers dripped from 25,000 a day to 9,000.
People Seeking Covid Vaccination Are Being Returned
As the country continues to face Covid 19 vaccination shortage, people seeking the Covishield and Covaxin are being sent home because of the short supply in Greater Chennai Corporation.
However, the Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan spoke to the media and said that the state government has already placed orders with two vendors. One vendor has an order for 7.65 lakh doses and another vendor has 2.65 lakh doses.
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He said that they will receive their orders soon and more orders will also be placed. For now, the health officials in Chennai corporation are prioritizing the vaccination for the people who are to receive the second dose, a senior health official confirmed.
Reports suggest that people are trying to contact the private hospitals for the second dose of the Covid vaccines and the Chennai corporations don’t have the stock available for now. However, the corporation officials have assured the people that waiting for the second shot by more than a week won’t make a lot of difference.
Doctors Suggest Increased Supply Of Covid 19 Vaccination
Doctors in the country are of the opinion that the Covid 19 vaccination is the only way to fight the pandemic. Following this, the government must increase the supply of vaccines and get more people vaccinated.
A senior epidemiologist, Venugopal Nair from a leading private hospital in Chennai said that the money spent on vaccinating the people is for the greater good. And the government must try other options of procuring vaccines from open markets.
So far 3.8 percent of the population in India has been vaccinated.
