No vaccines in 34 districts in TN, says Medical Minister
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TN has so far received nearly 1.01 crore doses of vaccines of which 97.35 lakh doses were administered; 23,000 doses are left, 16,000 in Chennai and 4,000 in Coimbatore, the Minister said on Tuesday
Only two to three districts in Tamil Nadu have stocks of COVID-19 vaccines, while there is nil stock in the remaining 34 districts, Ma. Subramanian, Minister for Medical and Family Welfare said. “We have so far received nearly 1.01 crore doses of vaccines of which 97.35 lakh doses were administered. We have 23,000 doses in hand. Of this, Chennai has 16,000 doses followed by about 4,000 doses in Coimbatore. The vaccines are available in two to three districts, while there are zero doses in 34 districts. About 3 to 3.5 lakh doses of vaccines were wasted during the first wave,” he told reporters on Tuesday.More Related News