Telangana seeks 30 lakh Covid doses from MOHFW for the next 15 days
Telangana State is left with only 5.66 lakh doses of vaccine which would last for three days at the most
Hyderabad: Chief Secretary, Somesh Kumar on Saturday has written a letter to Union Health Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) Rajesh Bhushan seeking 30 lakh doses of Covid vaccines that would least for the next fortnight.
“Covid vaccination has been ramped up in Telangana. Due to concerted efforts, the number of vaccinations in the state in one day crossed 1.15 lakh on Friday. In the coming days this will be enhanced to over two lakh per day. As you are aware, Telangana State is left with only 5.66 lakh doses of vaccine which would last for three days at the most. Therefore, I would like to request you to urgently provide at least 30 lakh doses of vaccine to Telangana for the next 15 days,” Somesh Kumar said in the letter.
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