AURANGABAD: The shortage of Covid vaccine being felt in Aurangabad for the last two days is seeing no sign of easing out. With a completely exhausted stock of Covishield, the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) was planning to administer limited doses of Covaxin at only a few centres on Thursday.
AMC immunization officer Dr Smita Nalgirkar said the temporary lean phase of vaccine spanning over three days was expected to get over shortly.
“We have already placed an order for a fresh supply of vaccines but technical issues might have hindered the supply. Beneficiaries are requested to show patience as the supply is expected to become smooth soon,” she said.
When contacted, Dr Swapnil Lale, the deputy director of health for Aurangabad division, said AMC would receive a fresh supply of vaccine within the next 24 hours.
“The supply of vaccine is routed by the Centre to districts through the states. Aurangabad had reported relatively more consumption of vaccines as compared to other cities due to rigorous vaccination drives undertaken by the civic administration,” he said. No other city from Aurangabad division was facing a vaccine shortage as acute as Aurangabad.
Unlike municipal limits of Aurangabad that witnessed limited vaccination, rural areas have not been facing much dearth of does.
The total number of vaccinations in Aurangabad reached 8,54,758 by Wednesday, including 6,95,204 first doses and 1,59,554 second doses, show official data.
