Vaccine Wastage Area Of Concern For Centre: National Health Authority CEO

Speaking at an event organised by the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), Mr Sharma said India has manufacturing capacity but that does not mean vaccine wastage can be allowed.

The wastage of coronavirus vaccine has been an area of concern for the government, National Health Authority CEO Dr Ram Sewak Sharma said Friday, suggesting that consolidating smaller vaccination centres into larger ones can help address this issue. Speaking at an event organised by the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), Mr Sharma said India has manufacturing capacity but that does not mean vaccine wastage can be allowed. He stressed that vaccination aims to cover people who need it and not those who want it, with the responsibility to prevent wastage lying with state governments and local authorities. "The wastage of vaccine is an area of concern. We are lucky to have manufacturing capacity of vaccine but it does not mean we can waste the vaccine. Local management can reduce that part," he said.