The Tamil Nadu government on Friday deferred the rollout of the third phase of the vaccination drive for all adults from May 1 citing a short supply of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Radhakrishnan also assured that the state has enough vaccine doses for the inoculation of those above 45 years of age. Also read | Vaccine drive for 18+ not to start in Delhi from May 1: KejriwalDelhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal too said that the vaccine drive for inoculating everyone above 18 years will not be launched in the city from May 1. Once we receive the doses, I will formally announce the date of launch of the mega vaccination drive,” Kejriwal said. The Centre on April 19 announced that the country’s vaccination drive has been expanded to include all people above 18 years of age to receive the shot.

Source: Hindustan Times April 30, 2021 09:55 UTC