Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday demanded 40 lakh more doses covid vaccine from the Centre on an urgent basis to administer the state’s eligible population in the state. The CM said the state was expecting 2.46 lakh doses to arrive Tuesday but observed that vaccines remain in short supply as it has run out of Covishield and was left with a mere 3,500 Punjab has already vaccinated more than 90 lakh entitled people, i.e. nearly 37 per cent of the eligible population,  and has been utilising the stock without any wastage, Chief Minister said in an official statement after a review meeting.

The Centre needs to arrange for immediate delivery of vaccines to the state to meet the shortfall and enable inoculation of all those needing the second dose, while continuing with the vaccination of other eligible persons, he said.

The Centre needs to arrange for quick delivery to the state to meet the shortfall and enable vaccination of all those needing the second dose, while continuing with the vaccination of other eligible persons, said the Chief Minister.

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