Coronavirus | Gehlot refutes Health Minister on sufficient vaccine availability
The Hindu
Centre’s failure to maintain supply has led to closure of vaccination centres at many places, says Rajasthan CM
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday refuted Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan’s claim that there was no shortage of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country, and that the Centre was providing vaccine supply to every State. Mr. Gehlot said Dr. Vardhan had made a “false statement” and that the Health Minister’s accusation on mismanagement by the States was “totally wrong”. “I did not expect Dr. Harsh Vardhan to make a false statement like this... the Union government should have issued an advisory stating that it will take some time for the vaccine to be available in adequate numbers,” Mr. Gehlot tweeted. He said this would help avoid confusion and maintain people's faith in the vaccine. Mr. Gehlot said the Centre had failed to provide a regular supply of vaccines to Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and Assam, which had led to the closure of vaccination centres at many places. “There was nothing wrong if the Centre had accepted that the vaccine availability was low and the State governments should make the vaccination programme accordingly,” he said.More Related News