Vaccine supply to private centres stopped from April 30

Two major hospitals in Coimbatore shut vaccination centres

Owing to limited allocation of COVID-19 vaccines from Chennai, the Health Department stopped from April 30 the supply of Covishield and Covaxin to vaccination centres run by private hospitals in Coimbatore district. A Health Department official said that the limited stocks of vaccines it received were supplied to vaccination centres in government hospitals, including medical college hospitals and primary health centres. The official also said that there was no clear information on when the district would receive adequate doses to continue supply to the private centres.