Madras High Court buildings in Chennai on April 11, 2008. File. | Photo Credit: V. Ganesan
HC hopes Centre will tell T.N. the number of vaccine doses it will get by Monday
The Madras High Court on Friday impressed upon the Centre the need for ensuring equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and oxygen to all the States and Union Territories in the country.
The court hoped that the Centre would inform the Tamil Nadu government and the Puducherry administration, at least by Monday, on the number of vaccine doses that would be allotted to them for the universal adult inoculation drive, set to begin from Saturday.
Highlights We have placed orders for 1.5 crore vaccines and so far, the Central government has not allocated the numbers, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan said.
The Health Secretary also said that there was sufficient stock of vaccines for those who are 45 and above.
On April 19, the central government had permitted vaccination of those in the 18- 44 age category.
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday (April 30) expressed doubts over the commencement of COVID-19 vaccination drive for the 18-44 years age group on May 1 amid uncertainty of vaccines supply.
Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan informed that the vaccines ordered by the state had not yet arrived and there was uncertainty about its arrival. “We have placed orders for 1.5 crore vaccines and so far, the Central government has not allocated the numbers. There is also no cavity on how many vaccines we would possibly get from the two makers - SII and Bharat Biotech”, Radhakrish
Tamil Nadu defers coronavirus vaccine rollout over uncertainty in supplies
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Last Updated: Apr 30, 2021, 02:42 PM IST
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After covering senior citizens and those over 45 years with comorbidities and later all members in this age group, the third phase involving citizens aged 18 plus is slated to be rolled out tomorrow.
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With uncertainty looming large over the supply of COVID-19 vaccines, the Tamil Nadu government on Friday deferered its roll out the massive vaccination drive for the 18-44 years age group on May 1 as originally planned. For the present, the state government would continue to administer vaccines with the existing stock.
Vaccine shortage: Jabs for 18+ unlikely from May 1 in Tamil Nadu
Earlier this week, the Tamil Nadu government said that it had placed orders for 1.5 crore vaccines via the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation. File: A medic inoculates the dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to a woman amid the rise in cases (ANI Photo)
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Updated: Apr 30, 2021, 10:11 PM IST
A day before the vaccination for those aged between 18-44 begins, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan said that the vaccines ordered by the state had not yet arrived and there was uncertainty about when they would arrive. We have placed orders for 1.5 crore vaccines and so far, the Central Government has not allocated the numbers. There is also no cavity on how many vaccines we would possibly get from the two makers - SII and Bharat Biotech, he said.
TN issues orders for 1.5 crore doses of Covid vaccine
The move comes on a day the State reported a whopping 16,665 fresh cases and 98 deaths, taking the tally to 11,30,167 and the toll to 13,826.
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CHENNAI: The State on Wednesday issued orders to procure 1.5 crore doses of vaccines through Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC). The move comes on a day the State reported a whopping 16,665 fresh cases and 98 deaths, taking the tally to 11,30,167 and the toll to 13,826.
According to an official release, Tamil Nadu is preparing for a vaccination drive for those above 18 years of age from May 1 as per instructions by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami. The procurement order marks the first phase of the drive. Till Tuesday, 55.15 lakh people had been vaccinated.