Telangana To Begin Second Dose of Covid Vaccination From Today May 25, 2021, 14:58 IST
HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced on Monday (May 24th) that the COVID vaccination programme would resume on Tuesday (May 25th), which could bring some relief to those who have been waiting for their second dose of vaccine.
The Chief Minister urged those who had received the first dose of vaccine and were due for a second dose to visit the government vaccination centres in their region.
Following a serious shortage of vaccines, the Telangana government halted the vaccination campaign a few weeks ago. On May 16th, the government announced that the second dose inoculation drive for people over 45 years old would be halted due to a shortage of the Covaxin vaccine and a lack of new supplies from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Owing to a lack of supplies, it has already halted the first dose of vaccine and has yet to begin prescribing it to people aged