Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the entire population of Delhi can be vaccinated within three months, if adequate doses are available. He also noted that around 1.30 lakh people in the 18-44 age group have been vaccinated against COVID-19 since the inoculation of this category started on May 3.

During a virtual press conference, the Delhi CM said, "In the last three days, around 1.3 lakh people (in the 18-44 age group) have been vaccinated. I hope more will be vaccinated in the coming days. We want to increase the scale of vaccination, but there is a problem … vaccine is in short supply."

"As I had promised earlier, we can vaccinate the entire (population of) Delhi within three months if there's adequate supply. We will open up more centres if we get more doses in a timely manner," he said.

Kejriwal also urged all those aged above 18 to take the jabs compulsorily. "At the end of the day, one has to get vaccinated. Vaccination is the only solution to this problem," he said.

The chief minister said more than 35 lakh people have been vaccinated in Delhi so far. Of this, 28 lakh have taken the first dose, and over 7.5 lakh have taken both the doses, he said.