Covid Vaccine Shortage: India has the world’s largest vaccination program and it is the deciding weapon in the fight against the corona epidemic. However, now its shortage has started. Due to this, vaccination at all government and private centers in Panvel, Maharashtra has been temporarily stopped on April 8. According to Panvel Municipal Corporation once the vaccine stock is found, the centers will be reopened and vaccination will start again. On the other hand, the shortage of remedies and oxygen needed for treatment has also started. Problems have started in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat due to its shortage. There are long lines for this in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Pune Mayor M Mohol said that ventilator beds may be lacking if new corona cases continue to come. He informed that he has written a letter to Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, requesting transfer of ventilator beds from the states where the corona cases are under control.
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Remedycivir and oxygen shortage in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
In the treatment of corona, injections of ramdesvir are injected and serious patients need to be given oxygen. Due to increasing cases of corona infection, its demand in Gujarat and Maharashtra has increased rapidly. According to the District Collector of Indore, it is manufactured in Maharashtra and they have stopped the supply. Apart from this, due to the supply of oxygen being stopped, its shortage is happening. Talking about Gujarat, how much shortage of Remedicivir injection can give, it can be gauged that there is a long line of people in front of a private hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The maximum price of Remdisivir in Maharashtra has been fixed at Rs 1100-1400.
After Maharashtra, Delhi also demands vaccination for adults
The vaccine is available for the next 4-5 days in the national capital Delhi. The central government had supplied the vaccine a day earlier. Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said that the vaccination program in the state is going smoothly and the vaccine is available with the state for the next 4-5 days. However, he also said that he has demanded additional vaccine from the central government. Jain informed that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has demanded to approve vaccination for all adults. Apart from this, in addition to the healthcare facilities, the Delhi government has also requested to be approved for vaccination in the camp. Earlier, Maharashtra has also requested the Center to include adults in the vaccination program.
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