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At current supply, it'll take 30 months to vaccinate adults: Delhi CM to PM

Kejriwal, in a press conference, announced that vaccination for the 18-44 age group had been halted in the city due to lack of supply.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Photo: ANI

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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Saturday, flagged the unavailability of Covid-19 vaccines in the city and said that at the current pace of vaccination, it would take 30 months to vaccinate Delhi’s adult population. 
 
Kejriwal, in a press conference, announced that vaccination for the 18-44 age group had been halted in the city due to lack of supply. 
 
"We've to close the vaccination centres from today as vaccines for the 18+ category are exhausted. Delhi needs 8 million vaccines every month so that everyone here can be vaccinated within 3 months,” the Delhi CM reportedly wrote in a letter

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