As no stocks available for people, Virudhunagar MP rejects second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
The Hindu
Congress MP, B. Manickam Tagore, said pressure from the Supreme Court and appeals from leaders of Opposition parties and CMs had forced PM Modi to announce that the Union government would bear the cost of COVID-19 vaccines for all States
With government hospitals running out of COVID-19 vaccines, Virudhunagar MP, B. Manickam Tagore, refused to take his second dose of the vaccine on Tuesday. The Congress MP had taken his first dosage of Covishield on April 8 and was due to get the second jab now. He was planning to get the second dosage of the vaccine on Tuesday. “When I asked the Deputy Director (Health) about the vaccination, he said he could make a special arrangement for me. I was told that vaccination camp could not be held at the Government Medical College Hospital due to lack of stocks,” Mr. Tagore told The Hindu.
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