Tribune News Service
New Delhi, March 16
The government on Tuesday asserted that COVID-19 vaccines were not being sent to foreign countries at the cost of Indian citizens and a “healthy balance is being maintained”.
Announcing this in Rajya Sabha during the Question Hour, Minister for Health & Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan said, “Vaccines to foreign countries are not being sent at the expense of Indian citizens. A healthy balance is being maintained.”
Till now, 5.94 crore doses of vaccine have been sent to foreign countries, the Minister said, asserting that science “should benefit everyone”.
Further highlighting the pace of vaccination in the country, the Minister said, it was only yesterday that 30 lakh people got the vaccine jabs.
Union Health Min to review TN vaccination preparedness
January 07, 2021
As the country prepares for the Covid-19 vaccine roll out, the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan will visit Tamil Nadu on Friday to review the State’s preparedness and oversee the vaccine dry run exercise at the scheduled sites.
A massive countrywide mock drill for the Covid-19 vaccination is being conducted on Friday in 736 districts across 33 States/UTs.
The Union Minister will visit the sessions site at the Government General Hospital and the Government Omandurar Hospital in Chennai. In the afternoon he will visit the private vaccination centre in Apollo Hospital after a brief visit to the General Medical Store Depot (GMSD) in Periamet. This is one of the four national vaccine storage facilities, the other three are at Mumbai, Kolkata and Karnal.
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