Administration of Pimpri-Chinchwad last month started door-to-door vaccinations for those with mobility issues and has already administered doses to about a 100 such people.
Matter came to light after actor-MP Mimi Chakraborty flagged issue as she did not get SMS after taking her shot. Man who organised the camps arrested on impersonation, other charges.
Andhra Pradesh health authorities say they can better the record as state has the capacity to vaccinate 20 lakh people a day, attribute success to 'strong network of village-level health workers'.
In the realm of Covid vaccination, indemnity has emerged as a key buzzword because of the breakneck speed at which vaccines have been developed and rolled out.
The Centre also said that vaccinating the entire country is not possible in one stretch due to the suddenness of the pandemic, limited availability of doses & vulnerability.
While Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were among the states that didn’t start the drive, citing unavailability of vaccines, UP rolled it out in seven districts.
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