Kolkata Municipal Corporation puts 45+, priority vaccination on hold today

KOLKATA: KMC will not hold its Covid vaccination drive on Wednesday.
The inoculation of 45+ as well as 60+ age group at KMC health clinics will be suspended only for a day to make space for scheduled general immunization of children under the Centre’s health scheme. The same day, vaccination of the priority group will also not be held owing to temporary shortage of vaccines. If the supply improved, the priority group drive would resume on Thursday, said a civic health official.“The number in the priority group, which includes hawkers, vegetable sellers, fish vendors and grocers, is growing. We have to rejig our setup, rope in more paramedics and ensure uninterrupted supply of vaccines. We are suspending the drive for a day and resume it after a review,” he said.