Fresh doses to boost vaccination drive
The Hindu
2.5 lakh doses allotted to four districts, administration in 108 centres in capital, no spot registration
The district can heave a sigh of relief with the arrival of an additional batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses late Thursday. A consignment of 2.5 lakh doses has been allocated for the Thiruvananthapuram region comprising Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, and Alappuzha districts. While the district is likely to get 30,000 doses initially, official sources said up to 65,000 doses could be expected. Following a lull caused by an acute shortage of vaccine doses, the vaccination programme is set to be on track with the health authorities scheduling the drive across 108 centres in the district on Friday. Barring three hospitals that will provide Covaxin, all the others will administer Covishield. These include 47 public institutions and 58 private hospitals.More Related News
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