Covaxin shortage mars vaccination drive at urban govt. centres

Corporate hospitals have sufficient doses of Covaxin, Covishield

The wait has got a tad longer for those interested in getting a shot of Covaxin at Government COVID Vaccination Centres (GCVCs) in urban districts. For, the State Health department has run out of stock, and many people who visited the GCVCs for the vaccine in the past few days were forced to return home disappointed. Currently, the distribution of Covishield doses is being adjusted among districts to meet the daily demand. The shortage of Covaxin is not just limited to Hyderabad, but also neighbouring districts of Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri. There are 100 GCVCs in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits which includes Hyderabad and some parts of the other two districts. “Though Covishield doses are available, it’s not a lot. The stock is being adjusted between districts. This is one of the reasons we are not mobilising people to get the jab at GCVCs, which we were doing until a few weeks ago,” sources in the Health department said.