Punjab left with just five days of COVID-19 vaccine stock: Amarinder Singh
The Hindu
The State has been inoculating 85,000-90,000 beneficiaries in a day, and at this rate, Punjab’s current stock of 5.7 lakh vaccine doses will run out in five days, he said.
Punjab’s vaccine stock will last another five days, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Saturday as he urged the Centre to share the schedule of supply of the vaccines. The State has been inoculating 85,000-90,000 beneficiaries in a day, and at this rate, Punjab’s current stock of 5.7 lakh vaccine doses will run out in five days, he said. Pinning hopes on fresh batches of vaccines from the Centre, Mr. Singh stressed that if Punjab was able to meet its target of administering two lakh shots a day, then its current supplies will last only three days.More Related News