By July or early Aug, will have enough vaccine to inoculate 1 crore people a day: Centre
The Centre also said that mixing vaccines is not a protocol till further update and there is no change in the schedule of the two-dose Covishield and Covaxin vaccines
The Centre is now negotiating with Zydus on the price of the vaccine and will be decided in a meeting between the representatives of the company and the National Expert Group in Vaccine Administration for Covid (NEGVAC) headed by Niti Aayog member VK Paul and health ministry officials likely to be held this week.
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday said that by July or early August, there will be enough Covid-19 vaccine to inoculate one crore people a day.
It also said that mixing vaccines is not a protocol till further update and there is no change in the schedule of the two-dose Covishield and Covaxin vaccines.
Specifying norms for opening districts, the Centre said that the Covid positivity rate should be below five per cent for a week, over 70% vulnerable population should be vaccinated and there should be community ownership to implement Covid-appropriate behaviour.
It said the positivity rate is less than five per cent in 344 districts and 30 states have reported a decline in active Covid-19 cases since the last week.
There has also been an almost 69% decline in Covid cases since the peak recorded on May 7, the Centre said.
Published: June 1, 2021, 18:10 IST
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