<p>Inoculation of people aged 18-45 years against Covid-19 will not start in Uttarakhand from May 1, as scheduled, due to non-availability of enough vaccines.</p>.<p>Secretary, Health Amit Negi on Friday said the exercise can start in the state only after a week.</p>.<p>However, specifying a date is not possible right now, he added.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-19-wrap-up-india-reports-38-lakh-fresh-cases-another-single-day-record-980900.html" target="_blank">Read | Covid-19 Wrap-up: India reports 3.8 lakh fresh cases, another single-day record</a></strong></p>.<p>"The Centre will soon be supplying 1,22,108 Covishield and 42,370 Covaxin doses to Uttarakhand. We have also sent our demands to the vaccine-manufacturing companies. It is difficult to specify a date for beginning the exercise but it can start only after a week," Negi told reporters here.</p>.<p>He said there are many challenges before the government due to the surge in Covid-19 cases but the number of oxygen beds is constantly being increased to deal with the situation.</p>.<p>Uttarakhand recorded 5,654 fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday and 122 more fatalities due to the viral disease.</p>
<p>Inoculation of people aged 18-45 years against Covid-19 will not start in Uttarakhand from May 1, as scheduled, due to non-availability of enough vaccines.</p>.<p>Secretary, Health Amit Negi on Friday said the exercise can start in the state only after a week.</p>.<p>However, specifying a date is not possible right now, he added.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-19-wrap-up-india-reports-38-lakh-fresh-cases-another-single-day-record-980900.html" target="_blank">Read | Covid-19 Wrap-up: India reports 3.8 lakh fresh cases, another single-day record</a></strong></p>.<p>"The Centre will soon be supplying 1,22,108 Covishield and 42,370 Covaxin doses to Uttarakhand. We have also sent our demands to the vaccine-manufacturing companies. It is difficult to specify a date for beginning the exercise but it can start only after a week," Negi told reporters here.</p>.<p>He said there are many challenges before the government due to the surge in Covid-19 cases but the number of oxygen beds is constantly being increased to deal with the situation.</p>.<p>Uttarakhand recorded 5,654 fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday and 122 more fatalities due to the viral disease.</p>