Two-pronged strategy to tackle spike

‘Current supply of vaccines may not be enough to achieve herd immunity’

Is the second wave of COVID-19 rages on, the district administration is banking on two important strategies – vaccinating more people and improving the preparedness of health infrastructure to handle flow of cases. "While inoculation depends on the supply of vaccine from the Union government or policy decisions, gearing up the infrastructure is in our hands," says District Collector V. Vinay Chand. The district has a population of around 47 lakh and so far about 4.5 lakh have been administered the first dose of the vaccine. After the initial poor response, the demand for vaccines has picked up but the supply has been inadequate.