KOLKATA: The fourth lot of Covid-19 vaccine and the third consignment of Covishield will arrive in Kolkata on Friday.
The latest consignment of 2.5 lakh doses would be ferried in a SpiceJet flight from Pune that is scheduled to reach Kolkata around 2.35pm.
“We are ready to receive the vaccine and transfer them on to the state health department van in the apron area itself,” an airport official said.
The state had earlier received 14 lakh doses of Covishield for health workers. In addition, it has received around 1.6 lakh doses of Covaxin from Hyderabad. With recipients required to receive two shots each, the required quantum of doses to cover health workers has already arrived.
The Covaxin consignment that arrived last Friday and the latest Covishield consignment will be kept at the store in Bagbazar and used to inoculate police personnel and civic workers.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/third-lot-of-covishield-to-arrive-today/articleshow/80517014.cms
