: Tamil Nadu to provide Covaxin shots only for those who need second dose, says state health minister #IndiaNEWS Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramanian said on Wednesday that the

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Tamil Nadu to provide Covaxin shots only for those who need second dose, says state health minister #IndiaNEWS
Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramanian said on Wednesday that the state will provide Covaxin shots only for those getting their second dose, The Indian Express reported.Covaxin, an indigenous vaccine against the novel coronavirus, has been developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research. Subramanian told reporters on Wednesday that the Tamil Nadu government has received 39,08,250 doses of Covaxin and has administered 36,31,545 doses so far. The state government has told the Centre that it will need another 4 lakh doses of Covaxin to meet the requirements of those who need to get their second shot of the vaccine.A total of at least 3.94 lakh people could not take their second dose of Covaxin within the Indian Council of Medical Research’s recommended time frame of six weeks from their first dose, according to The Hindu.Subramanian said on Wednesday that there is no shortage of Covishield vaccines, as the gap between two doses is 84 days.The state health minister said that the state has given coronavirus vaccines to a total of 2.7 crore people since the beginning of the inoculation drive in January, The New Indian Express reported. The government currently has 8,89,877 vaccine doses and expects to receive 27 lakh more shots from the Union government by...Read more

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