Odisha seeks 25 lakh doses of Covishield from Centre
Bhubaneswar: Amid suspension of COVID-19 vaccination drive in several districts of Odisha due to shortage of vaccine, Odisha Health Minister Naba Das today wrote to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan urging the latter for supplying at least 25 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine to the state.
“I reiterate my request to urgently supply at least 25 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine in a single lot as an emergency in order to enable us to ensure 2nd dose vaccination of people aged 45 years & above and to conduct sessions regularly across the state,” wrote Das in the letter.
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