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New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): After reports in a section of the media highlighting the letter of the Union Health Ministry to States and Union Territories regarding the eVIN inventory and temperature data of COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry on Thursday clarified that the letter was intended to prevent the use of such sensitive data for unauthorised commercial purposes.

EVIN is used by the Ministry for inventory management of vaccines and tracking storage temperature data of vaccines under the Universal Immunization Programme

​​The Health Ministry clarification comes in the wake of media reports about the Centre writing to the states and UTs, advising them not to share the data of the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) system on vaccine stocks and the temperature of vaccine storage at public forums without prior consent.