Ready to pay cost: Delhi govt urges Centre to procure vaccines as Moderna, Pfizer deny sales to stat
Ready to pay cost: Delhi govt urges Centre to procure vaccines as Moderna, Pfizer deny sales to states
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has urged the Centre to come with up a centralised vaccine procurement policy as major international vaccine producers have said that they will not sell their jabs to state governments.
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File photo of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia | PTI photo
The Delhi government on Monday urged the Centre to form a centralised vaccine procurement policy for international manufacturers as at least two of them have refused to sell their jabs to state governments.
Stressing on the fact that vaccination is the need of the hour, and the shield to protect people against the coronavirus, Sisodia said they ve talked to Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson and Johnson for vaccines. Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-24T15:04:50+05:30 Vaccination At Halt For 18-44 Age Group In Delhi At All 400 Sites: Sisodia outlookindia.com 2021-05-24T15:21:18+05:30
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday stated that Pfizer and Moderna have denied to sell coronavirus vaccines directly to the national capital, and have said that they will only speak with the Centre.
Sisodia said in an online briefing that all 400 vaccination sites for the 18-44 age group in Delhi have been closed due to a shortage of vaccines, while the centers administering Covaxin to the 45+ age group, healthcare staff, and frontline workers have also been shut due to unavailability of jabs.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday said
Pfizer and Moderna have refused to sell coronavirus vaccines directly to the national capital and have said that they will only talk to the Centre. In an online briefing, Sisodia said all the 400 vaccination sites for the 18-44 age group have been closed in Delhi after the vaccine stock was over, while the centres administering Covaxin to the 45+ age group, healthcare workers and frontline workers too have been shut due to unavailability of jabs. Stressing that vaccination is the need of the hour to protect people against the coronavirus, Sisodia said they have spoken to Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson for vaccines.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday said Pfizer and Moderna have refused to sell coronavirus vaccines directly to the national capital and have said that they will only talk to the Centre. In an online briefing, Sisodia said all the 400 vaccination sites for the 18-44 age group have been closed in Delhi after the vaccine stock was over, while the centres administering Covaxin to the 45+ age group, healthcare workers and frontline workers too have been shut due to unavailability of jabs. Stressing that vaccination is the need of the hour to protect people against the coronavirus, Sisodia said they have spoken to Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson for vaccines.
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Amid the shortage of COVID vaccines in several parts of the country, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urging the Centre to come out with a centralised vaccine procurement and allocation policy.