Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Government of India. Media reports claiming Shortage of Pneumococcal vaccine are False and Misleading More than 70.18 lakh doses of PCV are available with States and UTs Over 3.27 Cr PCV doses supplied by the Union Govt have been utilized by States/UTs in the period January 2022 to September 2022 A recent media report in a national daily has claimed shortage of Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine across the country. It quotes State health officials (including SIO, Maharashtra) noting that tendering delay has led to the disruption in schedules of tens of thousands of children across the country for over a month. The news report is ill-informed and provides erroneous information. As per data available till 7th October 2022, sufficient doses of PCV Vaccine are available. A total of 70,18,817 (70.18 lakh) doses of PCV are available with all States and UTs. This includes 3,01,794 (3.01 lakh) doses of PCV with the State of Maharashtra. Further, as per the HMIS d...