{"id":931,"date":"2021-04-28T09:13:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T03:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepktalks.com\/?p=931"},"modified":"2021-04-28T09:13:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T03:43:03","slug":"covid-vaccination-abrupted-scarse-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepktalks.com\/covid-vaccination-abrupted-scarse-supply.html","title":{"rendered":"Question rises on next phase of Covid vaccination as supply is scarse."},"content":{"rendered":"

State governments and private hospitals are unlikely to begin their vaccination programmes for the 18-44 years age group on May 1 as\u00a0Serum Institute of India<\/a>\u00a0(SII) and\u00a0Bharat Biotech<\/a>\u00a0have expressed their inability to supply jabs to them before the third week of the month.\u00a0Chhattisgarh<\/a>\u00a0claims it has been told it will get vaccines only in July.<\/span><\/p>\n

These delays will slow down India\u2019s vaccination drive at a time when it needs to be accelerated to subdue the rising tide of infections engulfing the country and overwhelming its healthcare system.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Centre earlier this month expanded the eligibility age for vaccinations to 18 years and above, to be serviced by state governments and private hospitals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said SII had told the state it would not be able to supply vaccines till May 20. Maharashtra has asked for 120 million vaccines.<\/span><\/p>\n

An official said Rajasthan has placed an order of 37.5 million vaccines with SII but has been told it will get the doses only after May 15.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both Tope and the Rajasthan official said the exact dates of vaccine delivery have not been communicated.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chhattisgarh health minister TS Singh Deo said the state has placed orders for 2.5 million doses each of\u00a0Covishield<\/a>\u00a0and Covaxin. \u201cWe had earlier been given to believe that SII would deliver after May 20,\u201d he told ET.<\/span><\/p>\n

Delays or Lack of Clarity<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

But now, new timelines have been indicated and we have been told we will get Covishield in July,\u201d said the Chhattisgarh health minister.<\/span><\/p>\n

The state is now asking SII to deliver part of the order in May. \u201cWe would not be able to start the vaccination drive for 18-44 (year-olds) in early May,\u201d Singh Deo said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Odisha placed an order for over a million Covaxin and 37.7 million Covishield doses. Odisha National Health Mission director Shalini Pandit told ET there has been no communication from SII. <\/span><\/p>\n

Bharat Biotech has indicated it could supply doses in mid-May but not given exact timelines, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Haryana has also placed orders for 6.6 million vaccine doses \u2013 4 million Covishield and 2.6 million Covaxin. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, no timelines have been given for supply. \u201cSo far, we have not got any tentative date from the companies. We will wait for clarity before beginning our drive for the 18-44 age group,\u201d Haryana health secretary Rajeev Arora told ET.<\/span><\/p>\n

Returning Govt Stock<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Leading private hospitals \u2014 already struggling with a shortage of beds and oxygen \u2014 say there is no clarity over the supply of jabs. <\/span><\/p>\n

They also point out that they are supposed to return their current stock of vaccines to the government by the month-end.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe got the initial vaccine stocks from the Delhi government. When we purchased, they charged in advance. We don’t know whether this is to be returned to the Centre or the state government, and whether we will get our money back,\u201d said an official of a leading Delhi hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cVaccination is the only weapon that can safeguard at this point,\u201d said Giridhar Gyani, director general of the Association of Healthcare Providers India. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are already too late as we have covered hardly 10% of the population. <\/span><\/p>\n

We will see another crisis unfolding from May 1 as the government has not made it clear how much vaccine is available. <\/span><\/p>\n

How will the private sector procure? What will be the service charges?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to health ministry sources, supplies to state governments are getting delayed because vaccine makers are first fulfilling the orders placed by the Centre. Vaccine companies\u2019 officials say it will take them at least three weeks to sort out distribution.<\/span>
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