Formerly known as the Vaccine Institute is now affiliated to the office of the Divisional Deputy Director of Health, as the Regional Vaccine Store. It is facilitating vaccination to Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) and people from 7 districts of Central Gujarat which are Bharuch, Narmada, Chhotaudepur, Mahisagar, Panchmahal, and Dahod districts under the Government's vaccination program. Vadodara started receiving the number of vaccines for the above-mentioned area from January 13th. The Divisional Deputy Director of Health Dr. Rajendra Pathak said that on that day the first quantity of 94,700 doses of Covishield vaccine arrived from Pune. Since then a total of 10,68,150 doses of vaccine have been received so far and out of which 9,47,650 doses have been distributed to 7 districts including VMC and in the prescribed proportions. This is a continuous ongoing process. He informed that the quantity of Covaxin vaccine was received by air in two rounds and that a total of 1,58,480 dos

Author-Shlok Talati