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Kerala's vaccine stocks will last only three more days: CM Pinarayi Vijayan writes to Centre

| @indiablooms | Apr 13, 2021, at 04:38 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala's Covid-19 vaccine stocks will last only three more days and the state needs at least 50 lakh doses soon, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written in a letter to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

The letter comes amid a steep surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.

"Kerala is witnessing a rise in the number of Covid cases at present," Vijayan wrote in the letter.

"The stock (of vaccine) which is left with us is sufficient for conducting vaccination for the next three days only. This shortage of vaccine has been brought to the notice of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare... We are yet to get any additional supply of Covid vaccine," the Chief Minister wrote.

He said Kerala has so far received over 56 lakh doses of Covid vaccine - some 54 lakh Covishield and over 2 lakh Covaxin.

The Kerala CM said the state has used a little over 48 lakh doses till Sunday and has a few stocks left.

"I request you to allot additional 50 lakh doses of Covid vaccine to our state in the next couple of days so that our vaccination programme proceeds uninterrupted for successfully controlling the pandemic," Vijayan said in the letter to the Health Minister.

Kerala reported 5,692 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 11.72 lakh.

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