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Why start vaccination centres with pomp if 2nd jab of Covaxin not available, HC asks Delhi govt

Justice Rekha Palli issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its stand on whether it can provide the second dose of Covaxin to those who got the first jab, before expiry of the incubation period of six weeks between the two doses.
  • Updated On Jun 2, 2021 at 05:36 PM IST
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said if the Delhi government could not ensure that people will get both the doses of Covaxin within the stipulated time, then it should not have started so many vaccination centres with "much pomp and splendour".

Justice Rekha Palli issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its stand on whether it can provide the second dose of Covaxin to those who got the first jab, before the expiry of the incubation period of six weeks between the two doses.

The court also issued notice to the Centre on two pleas to make the second dose of both vaccines - Covaxin and Covishield -- available in the national capital.
  • Published On Jun 2, 2021 at 05:30 PM IST
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