Delhi has vaccinated about 90 lakh people till date; 25% people have received both doses of the vaccine while 75% have received a single dose. Delhi being the national capital should have been a role model in vaccinating the entire population at the earliest but that's not happening, says Dr. SK Sarian, director of Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences. "Unavailability of vaccines is a major impediment for this. We need to find means to achieve 100% vaccination. This will send a positive message across the country, "he said. "How are we going to fight the pandemic when we don't have vaccines available easily even for the disabled people and that too at the country's premier medical institute. The government must look into this, "Tiwary added. The decision to allow administering Covaxin one of the Covid-19 vaccines available in Delhi only to those who had received the first does was taken by the stage government as it didn't have enough stocks avilable in June first week. Dr. Vinay Aggarwal, who owns a private hospital in East Delhi, said they got permission to administer the first dose of Covaxin last week after continous follow-ups with local authorities. "On Tuesday we administered 160 doses of Covaxin at our vaccination centre. Of them, only about 25 were second doses, he added. Sultanpuri Sabzi Mandi was closed on Tueday for three days after local authorities found rampant violations of Covid-appropriate behaviour. An order issued by the subdivisional magistrate stated that a surprise inspection was conducted at the Sabzi Mandi in north west Delhi's Sultanpuri on Monday. The inspection revealed there was huge crowding in the market and Covid-19 norms were being grossly flouted. "A large number of vegetable and fruits vendors and customers were not wearing face masks and no social distancing being maintained, the SDM notice stated. In order to stop the marketplace from becoming a super spreader, the mandi was ordered to be closed with immediate offect till July 16. DDMA has empowered local authorities to shut down markets violating Covid-19 norms.
