Odisha seeks precaution dose Covid vax from Centre

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha authorities on Friday urged the Centre to supply crucial steerage and assist for recommencement of Covid precaution dose within the state. Around 59 per cent folks within the state are but to get the precaution dose.

Covid vaccination has been stopped within the state since November 29 as there isn’t any inventory of vaccines. Odisha is the one one amongst six states and UTs which are going through a whole vaccine inventory out. In a letter to union secretary of Health and Family Welfare Rajesh Bhushan, state well being secretary Shalini Pandit requested to supply required doses of Covid vaccines to renew precautionary dose vaccination.

“Of the 3.25 crore people aged 18 years and above, 1.31 crore have been vaccinated with booster dose. The left out people have started demanding precaution dose following a surge in cases in several countries,” she wrote.

So far, 8.14 crore of vaccine doses have been administered within the state. Around 3.52 crore (97 per cent) have been administered the primary dose, 3.3 crore (91 per cent) the second dose and 1.31 crore (41 per cent) precaution dose for 18 years of age and above.

The state had additionally procured round 16.17 lakh vaccine doses from exterior. The vaccination drive in authorities centres was, nonetheless, stopped as there was no demand for booster dose. Director of Family Welfare Dr Bijay Panigrahy stated the ministry had stopped supplying the free vaccines since mid-November because the demand amongst beneficiaries declined following a drastic drop in Covid circumstances.

Vaccines for precautionary doses are actually obtainable in 12 non-public hospitals of the state. Some non-public hospitals in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Rourkela and Dhenkanal have precaution doses of their inventory. People can take the booster shot by paying Rs 380 per dose of Covaxin or Covishield.  Government vaccination centres may be reopened briefly discover, he stated.

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha authorities on Friday urged the Centre to supply crucial steerage and assist for recommencement of Covid precaution dose within the state. Around 59 per cent folks within the state are but to get the precaution dose.

Covid vaccination has been stopped within the state since November 29 as there isn’t any inventory of vaccines. Odisha is the one one amongst six states and UTs which are going through a whole vaccine inventory out. In a letter to union secretary of Health and Family Welfare Rajesh Bhushan, state well being secretary Shalini Pandit requested to supply required doses of Covid vaccines to renew precautionary dose vaccination.

“Of the 3.25 crore people aged 18 years and above, 1.31 crore have been vaccinated with booster dose. The left out people have started demanding precaution dose following a surge in cases in several countries,” she wrote.

So far, 8.14 crore of vaccine doses have been administered within the state. Around 3.52 crore (97 per cent) have been administered the primary dose, 3.3 crore (91 per cent) the second dose and 1.31 crore (41 per cent) precaution dose for 18 years of age and above.

The state had additionally procured round 16.17 lakh vaccine doses from exterior. The vaccination drive in authorities centres was, nonetheless, stopped as there was no demand for booster dose. Director of Family Welfare Dr Bijay Panigrahy stated the ministry had stopped supplying the free vaccines since mid-November because the demand amongst beneficiaries declined following a drastic drop in Covid circumstances.

Vaccines for precautionary doses are actually obtainable in 12 non-public hospitals of the state. Some non-public hospitals in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Rourkela and Dhenkanal have precaution doses of their inventory. People can take the booster shot by paying Rs 380 per dose of Covaxin or Covishield.  Government vaccination centres may be reopened briefly discover, he stated.