Even as the phase-3 vaccination against Covid-19, covering people between 18-45 years, is scheduled to start from May 01 across the country, several states have said they don’t have the vaccines available with them for the 18 plus inoculation drive.<br /><br />After opposition-ruled states such as Maharashtra and Rajasthan expressed concerns over the availability of vaccines, now BJP-ruled Goa and Karnataka have also said they will not able to start the phase-3 vaccination from May 01 as they are yet to receive the vaccines.<br /><br />“For people from 18 to 45 yrs, vaccines haven't arrived yet. We'll start their vaccination as soon as we get the vaccine. Lockdown will not extend, I urge people to stay at home and cooperate with the govt,” Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told ANI on April 30.<br /><br />Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said, “We have not been supplied with the vaccines till now. Once the vaccines are supplied we will start the vaccination for those above 18 years of age.”
