Summary:
MLA Atishi and Sisodia have maintained that the Centre did not inform it in time of the specifics of the revised Covid vaccination policy. Moreover, Atishi on Tuesday said that despite repeated requests from the Delhi government seeking permission to use vaccines meant for the 45+ age category for the 18-44 age group, the Centre had refused to communicate with them. Explaining this situation, Atishi said that Delhi has over 8 lakh vaccines for the 45+ age group, under which vaccinations have plateaued. According to the vaccination bulletin on Tuesday, the Capital had administered a total of 66.02 lakh doses of the Covid vaccines. For the 45+ age group, the city has around 8.48 lakh doses left, whereas for the 18-44 age group, Delhi has around 2.14 lakh doses left..