PUNE: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said on Saturday that Pune district is currently seeing a shortage of Covaxin doses for the 15-17 age group, but state data is showing that wastage of the vaccine has risen across Maharashtra, particularly in Pune and Satara.
Net Covaxin wastage in the state (till February 2) is at 1.54%, up from the 0.98% in November last year. The districts of Satara, Pune, Nashik and Gadchiroli are contributing the most to this wastage, health department data showed.
