Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said that there is a shortage of vaccines for the age group of 15-17 years in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad due to which the pace of inoculations in the area has slowed down. "It has come to notice that vaccine stock for the 15-17 age group isn't enough in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. There is not even stock for today and tomorrow", said the deputy chief minister.

Pawar said that the low vaccination rate is a concern and that the administration needs to take efforts to address it and speed up the drive. "This is leading to less vaccination in the 15-17 years age group in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad area." He also informed that new stocks would be made available from Monday.