‘Vaccine stocks to last only 3-4 days’

NEW DELHI: Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said the city has only one day’s Covaxin stock left and its Covishield doses will last for just three to four days.

The minister’s remarks came a day after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the Centre to direct manufacturers to increase vaccine supplies to the capital between May and July.

“Covaxin doses can last up to one day only, while Covishield doses can last up to three to four days,” Jain told reporters after reviewing preparations at Guru

Teg Bahadur Covid Care Centre at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in central Delhi.

Delhi has so far received 550,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines for the 18-44 category, and over 4.3 million doses for 45-plus, and healthcare and frontline workers, according to government data released on Sunday. Around 3.9 million doses have been administered in the national capital so far.

The minister said the dip in the positivity rate and the number of new cases in the last fortnight is a “glimmer of hope”.