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Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday that the Covishield vaccine will not be administered to people under 18 years of age, pregnant women and those with allergies, as per the Centre s protocols. We have decided to give the full two-doses to the selected persons, the first dose now and the second after 4-6 weeks. However, those below 18 years, pregnant women or people with allergies shall not be administered the vaccine, Tope told mediapersons. He said so far, Maharashtra has received 963,000 doses of the expected 17,50,000 - which is around 55 per cent of the state government s quota - from the manufacturers Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune.
The first lot of the Covishield vaccine for Covid-19 reached Mumbai early on Wednesday morning. Representational Image.
Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday that the Covishield vaccine will not be administered to people under 18 years of age, pregnant women and those with allergies, as per the Centre s protocols. We have decided to give the full two-doses to the selected persons, the first dose now and the second after 4-6 weeks. However, those below 18 years, pregnant women or people with allergies shall not be administered the vaccine, Tope told mediapersons.
He said so far, Maharashtra has received 963,000 doses of the expected 17,50,000 - which is around 55 per cent of the state government s quota - from the manufacturers Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday that the Covishield vaccine will not be administered to people under 18 years of age, pregnant women and those with allergies, as per the Centre s protocols."We have decided to .
Mumbai gets first quota of Covid vaccine
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Mumbai gets first quota of Covid vaccine. Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, Jan 13 : The first lot of the Covishield vaccine for Covid-19 was received in Mumbai early on Wednesday morning, a top official of the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation said. The vaccine was brought from Pune to Mumbai by a special vehicle of the BMC with health officials and police security. The stock has already reached the BMC F/South Divisional Office in Parel, Municipal Commissioner I.S. Chahal told IANS.
The manufacturers, Serum Institute of India (SII) has given about 1,39,500 doses to the BMC, for the vaccination drive to be held at 72 centres in Mumbai, he added.