A day after the Centre flagged a media report on COVID-19 vaccine wastage in Rajasthan, Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Tuesday said the wastage in the state is less than 2 per cent, well below the national average of 6 per cent . The state minister termed the media report cited by the Centre in its letter false . In the letter to Sharma on Monday, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said a media report has highlighted that more than 500 vials of COVID-19 vaccines were found dumped in the waste bins at 35 vaccination centres in the state, which is not acceptable and must be investigated.
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The Niti Aayog Member s remarks on allopathy and ayurveda comes against the backdrop of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) raising strong objections to yoga guru Ramdev s comments that questioned the efficacy of allopathic medicines in treating COVID infections. Ramdev also steers Patanjali Ayurved.
Saraswat, who was associated in the development of an anti-COVID drug by DRDO, also made it clear that the drug does not have anything to do with Patanjali Ayurved,
Read more about Smokers face 40-50% higher risk of severe diseases, Covid death: Vardhan on Business Standard. Smokers face a 40-50 per cent higher risk of severe diseases and death from Covid-19, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday