Why start vaccination centres with pomp if second Covaxin jab not available: HC to Delhi govt

The high court pulled up the Delhi government over Covaxin dosage and asked why the government opened vaccination centres with so much pomp and splendour if it was not sure of providing the second dose also.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the Delhi government over the Covaxin dosage in the city and asked if it can provide the second dose of Covaxin to people within the stipulated time (within six months of getting the first jab). The Delhi High Court said if the Delhi government could not ensure that people will get both doses of Covaxin within the stipulated time, then it should not have started so many vaccination centres with "much pomp and splendour". "Why did you [Delhi government] start it [vaccination centres] if you were not sure you can provide the second dose also? You should have stopped. Maharashtra stopped when it found it cannot provide second dose," news agency PTI quoted the high court as saying.