Vaccine shortage in J&K: Phase 3 of Covid-19 vaccination drive will not start from May 1

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has said the Covid-19 vaccination drive for the 18-44 age group will not begin from May 1 due to a shortage in vaccine doses.

Amid a shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday said the third phase of the inoculation drive that will cover people in the 18-45 age group will not begin from May 1 in the Union Territory. The administration has placed an order of 1.24 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses, among the highest in the country, to cover the entire population in the 18-45 age group. However, vaccines are expected to be back in stock from May 20. “While the registration for vaccination of eligible persons in the age group 18-45 has been opened on CoWIN platform, the actual vaccination will not begin from May 1. It will begin from a date to be announced later once the vaccine supply is established," the Department of Information and Public Relations said on Twitter.