SII urges Centre to use 10 cr Covishield doses offered free of cost by GAVI amid rising cases
New Delhi Apr 24 PTI The Serum Institute of India has urged the Centre to use the available 10 crore doses of Covishield offered free of cost by GAVI under COVAX facility in view of rising COVID-19 cases in the country an official source saidThe Pune-based firm has written to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare MoHF that if these 10 crore free doses of Covishield are not taken by the Indian governmenttimely it will lead to wastage of the life saving vaccines amid the pandemic outbreakIn a letter to the ministryPrakashKumar SinghDirector Government and Regulatory Affairsat SII is learnt to have stated that the firmhas already supplied 14 crore doses of Covishield to the Government of India GoI through UNICEF under COVAX facility of GAVI free of costApart from these 14 crore doses GAVI has also offered 10 crore doses of Covishield free of cost to Gol under COVAX facility the source saidAs Covid cases are rising again in our country using this immediately available 10 crore free of cost Covishield vaccine doses by GAVI for our citizens at the earliest would be beneficial in controlling the upsurge of COVID-19 This will play a crucial role in taking forward the worlds largest vaccination drive under visionary leadership of ourPrime Minister Narendra Modi Ji towards its successful completion Singh is learnt to have statedThe cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the countryhas so far exceeded18767 croreIndia had on April 10 began administeringprecautiondoses of COVID-19 vaccinesto all aged above 18 years at private vaccination centresAll those above the age of 18 who have completed nine months after the administration of the second dose are eligible for theprecautiondoseThe countrywidevaccinationdrive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase Vaccinationof frontline workers started from February 2 last yearThe next phase of COVID-19vaccinationcommenced on March 1 last year for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified comorbid conditions India launchedvaccinationfor all people aged more than 45 years from April 1 last year The government then decided to expand itsvaccinationdrive by allowing everyone above 18 years of age to be inoculated against the viral disease from May 1 last yearThe next phase ofvaccinationcommenced from January 3 for adolescents in the age group of 15-18 yearsIndia began administeringprecautiondoses ofvaccinesto healthcare and frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with comorbidities from January 10 The country began inoculating children aged12-14years from March 16 and also removed the comorbidityclausemakingall people aged above 60eligiblefor theprecautiondose of Covid vaccinePTI PLB SRY
New Delhi Apr 24 PTI The Serum Institute of India has urged the Centre to use the available 10 crore doses of Covishield offered free of cost by GAVI under COVAX facility in view of rising COVID-19 cases in the country an official source saidThe Pune-based firm has written to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare MoHF that if these 10 crore free doses of Covishield are not taken by the Indian governmenttimely it will lead to wastage of the life saving vaccines amid the pandemic outbreakIn a letter to the ministryPrakashKumar SinghDirector Government and Regulatory Affairsat SII is learnt to have stated that the firmhas already supplied 14 crore doses of Covishield to the Government of India GoI through UNICEF under COVAX facility of GAVI free of costApart from these 14 crore doses GAVI has also offered 10 crore doses of Covishield free of cost to Gol under COVAX facility the source saidAs Covid cases are rising again in our country using this immediately available 10 crore free of cost Covishield vaccine doses by GAVI for our citizens at the earliest would be beneficial in controlling the upsurge of COVID-19 This will play a crucial role in taking forward the worlds largest vaccination drive under visionary leadership of ourPrime Minister Narendra Modi Ji towards its successful completion Singh is learnt to have statedThe cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the countryhas so far exceeded18767 croreIndia had on April 10 began administeringprecautiondoses of COVID-19 vaccinesto all aged above 18 years at private vaccination centresAll those above the age of 18 who have completed nine months after the administration of the second dose are eligible for theprecautiondoseThe countrywidevaccinationdrive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase Vaccinationof frontline workers started from February 2 last yearThe next phase of COVID-19vaccinationcommenced on March 1 last year for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified comorbid conditions India launchedvaccinationfor all people aged more than 45 years from April 1 last year The government then decided to expand itsvaccinationdrive by allowing everyone above 18 years of age to be inoculated against the viral disease from May 1 last yearThe next phase ofvaccinationcommenced from January 3 for adolescents in the age group of 15-18 yearsIndia began administeringprecautiondoses ofvaccinesto healthcare and frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with comorbidities from January 10 The country began inoculating children aged12-14years from March 16 and also removed the comorbidityclausemakingall people aged above 60eligiblefor theprecautiondose of Covid vaccinePTI PLB SRY
