New Delhi: The Center has announced that all senior citizens of the country will be vaccinated against Covid by the end of December. Expressing confidence that the goal can be achieved, the head of the National Expert Group, Dr. N K Aurora said there will be a big increase in vaccine supply in the coming months.
States should increase vaccine distribution centers to increase vaccination rates. The availability of vaccines has been gradually increased.
‘There was an increase in vaccinations in June and July. In May, the country received 5.6 crore doses of the vaccine. At present, 10 to 12 crore vaccine doses are available. In the coming months, they will increase to 16 to 18 crore. More than 30 crore vaccine doses will be available from September, ”he said.
The vaccine will be available but the lack of distribution centers will be detrimental. They are the responsibility of the states. The target is to set up 75,000 to 1 lakh government-wide vaccination centers across the country. But now the functioning of the states is limited. Distribution centers should also be increased based on the availability of the vaccine, he said.
The number of covid victims in the country has been rising for the past three days. The number of Covid victims is rising after a 56-day low. Aurora added that on July 8, there was an increase in Covid cases in 11 states.
