Vaccination Of Those Over 18 Will Be Delayed: Kerala Chief Minister

"As efforts are on to procure vaccines from manufacturers, those in the 18 plus category cannot be given the jabs from tomorrow", Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters.

The Kerala government on Saturday said that vaccination of those in the over 18 years age bracket, as part of the country's fight against COVID-19, will be delayed due to shortage of vaccines and urged the centre to take steps immediately to ensure their availability. "The vaccination of those above 18 years of age will be delayed by a few days. As efforts are on to procure vaccines from manufacturers, those in the 18 plus category cannot be given the jabs from tomorrow", Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters. The third phase of the vaccination drive for those in the 18-45 age group was to have started from May 1. The Chief Minister also urged people not to rush to the vaccination centres for their shots and said those who have to get the second booster dose would be contacted.