New Delhi: The vaccination drive for the young (18-44 age group) has been put on hold in Delhi due to a severe vaccine crunch, and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday asked the Centre to supply more vaccines to the capital so that it can re-start the drive. Delhi needs 80 lakh doses of vaccines each month but for May it received only 16 lakh. And there won’t be much relief next month either. Delhi has been promised only 8 lakh doses in June. Kejriwal said at this pace, it will take 30 months to vaccinate all in the capital.
The chief minister has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, drawing his attention to the situation. He has urged the Centre to provide the required vaccines as soon as possible so that the centres that have been closed down can be reopened. He has also pleaded with the Centre to increase Delhi’s vaccination quota.
“This Covid wave (fourth in Delhi) has killed mostly the youth and the vaccines meant for inoculating the youth in Delhi are as of now over,” Kejriwal said.
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