NEW DELHI: About 6.5 per cent of coronavirus vaccine doses in India are going to waste, health officials said on Wednesday (Mar 17), urging states to manage their immunisation drives better to optimise use of what one called "this elixir-like precious commodity". One reason for the wastage is that while many urban vaccination centres have been crowded, some rural sites have had to nudge people to get shots due to a lack of awareness among the public, which can lead to vaccine wastage. Once a vaccine vial is opened, doses need to be administered within four hours, making it vital for health workers to coordinate the flow of recipients. The federal health ministry has distributed 75.4 million vaccine doses to India's states, of which some 36 million doses have so far been used. India is using the AstraZeneca shot and another developed at home by Bharat Biotech. READ: India backs AstraZeneca shot as COVID-19 cases hit three-month high The government did not say how many ... » Learn More about India frets over wastage of ‘elixir-like’ COVID-19 vaccines
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India frets over wastage of ‘elixir-like’ Covid-19 vaccines
NEW DELHI - About 6.5 per cent of coronavirus vaccine doses in India are going to waste, health officials said on Wednesday, urging states to manage their immunisation drives better to optimise use of what one called “this elixir-like precious commodity”. One reason for the wastage is that, while many urban vaccination centres have been crowded, some rural sites have had to nudge people to get shots due to a lack of awareness among the public, which can lead to vaccine wastage. Once a vaccine vial is opened, doses need to be administered within four hours, making it vital for health workers to coordinate the flow of recipients. The federal health ministry has distributed 75.4 million vaccine doses to India’s states, of which some 36 million doses have so far been used. India is using the AstraZeneca shot and another developed at home by Bharat Biotech. The government did not say how many doses had been wasted, but the percentage figure suggests it could be more than 2 million, ... » Learn More about India frets over wastage of ‘elixir-like’ Covid-19 vaccines