Vaccine wastage on higher side, must be brought down: PM Modi after reviewing Covid-19 inoculation drive

PM Modi reviewed the country's Covid-19 vaccination drive progress and said that the wastage numbers are still on a higher side and that steps need to be taken to bring them down.

The government is helping vaccine manufacturers get more production units, financing and supply of raw materials, the PMO said on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the progress of the country's Covid-19 vaccination drive. While reviewing the status of vaccine wastage in various states, PM Modi said the wastage numbers are still on a higher side and that steps need to be taken to bring them down. He was briefed by officials about the current availability of vaccines and the roadmap for ramping it up. He was also apprised about the efforts being taken to help various vaccine manufacturers ramp up the production of vaccines.