After Robust July Jabs, Maha Sees Sharp 30% Drop From Aug 1 To 10

After a bumper run in July, vaccination in the state has dropped by a sharp 30% in the first ten days of August. Compared to nearly 40 lakh doses administered in the first ten as well as the last ten days of July, the state has managed to administer less than 28 lakh doses in August so far.

- Sumitra Deb Roy

Additional chief secretary Dr Pradeep Vyas said the fall was due to “limited supply of vaccines”. The state has received 8.26 crore doses in August so far. The shortage has severely impacted the drive in the state’s capital Mumbai, where public vaccination has already been cancelled thrice and trimmed on three other days. The city, where even local train travel now depends on complete vaccination, received only 1.50 lakh doses in August, which the municipal corporation has the capacity to administer in a day.