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Currently, 4 needle-free cholera vaccines are available but they all require cold storage. MucoRice-CTB is stable at room temperature, making its distribution potentially easier.
Delhi requires 80 lakh doses a month to vaccinate its youth, but received only16 lakh doses in May. The Centre has reduced Delhi's quota in June to 8 lakh doses, the chief minister said.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said vaccine production was being ramped up to cater to the increased demand. India has so far administered over 18 crore jabs to eligible beneficiaries.
n a meeting held by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, states were asked to reserve at least 70% of the shots supplied from the central pool for second dosage.
The Health Ministry also told states & UTs to utilise the supplies of vaccines through the Government of India channel in a 70:30 ratio for the second & first dose respectively
PM Modi also reviewed the roadmap for scaling up vaccine production and said states should be given help and guidance to ramp up healthcare infrastructure.
Countries that have successfully vaccinated a substantial share of the population are now planning ways to let people start travelling again, for business or for vacations.
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