Maharashtra govt to Centre: Reduce gap between two doses to speed up vaccination drive

By Team Newsable | First Published Nov 12, 2021, 1:20 PM IST

During a virtual conference, state public health minister Rajesh Tope requested union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to explore narrowing the dosage difference between the Covishield vaccine's two doses.

The Maharashtra government has demanded that the space between two doses of vaccinations be reduced to inoculate 100% of its 91.44 million residents against Covid-19 by November 30. The state administration hopes to speed up the immunisation procedure by closing the gap. During a virtual conference, state public health minister Rajesh Tope requested union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to explore narrowing the dosage difference between the Covishield vaccine's two doses.

While informing Mandaviya of the state government's attempts to speed up the vaccination push, Tope stated that the Maharashtra government hopes to provide at least one shot to all 91.44 million eligible people by November 30. According to a media report, Tope noted in a statement issued by the state government, "The pace of immunisation may be expedited by minimising the delay between the two doses of Covishield vaccine. The Union Ministry must consider this recommendation."

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