TN Health Minister seeks additional allocation of 1 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines
The Hindu
Ma. Subramanian has written to Union Health Minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya asking for the extra doses for the mega vaccination camps due to be held in TN; all unvaccinated people in the above 18 category to be given the jab, he said
Health Minister Ma. Subramanian has sought an additional allocation of one crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the Union Health Ministry for in Tamil Nadu from September 12. In a letter to Union Health Minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Mr. Subramanian requested additional doses of one crore COVID-19 vccines for Tamil Nadu along with an equal number of 0.5 ml Auto Disable (AD) syringes or one ml/two ml syringes for the proposed mega camp. This is in addition to the already-committed 1.04 crore vaccines for government COVID-19 vaccination centres, he said. He pointed out that as a next step to increase the COVID-19 vaccination drive in the State, it was decided to conduct the mega camp on a weekly basis, starting from September 12. This was to cover the left-out unvaccinated eligible population aged above 18 years in the State without diluting the daily vaccination drive.More Related News