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There are no possibilities (of vaccination). We are in the process of getting a vaccine where there is no vaccine available in the country. (ANI FILE)
HYDERABAD/AMARAVATI: Hit by shortage of Covid-19 vaccine, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh may not be able to start the mass immunisation for those aged between 18 and 44 from May 1, official sources in both the states said on Thursday.
A senior official of Telangana health department said though the state government is in touch with vaccine manufacturers, there is no certainty on when the stocks would be available for the mass vaccination. There are no possibilities (of vaccination). We are in the process of getting a vaccine where there is no vaccine available in the country. We are in touch with the manufacturers also, Telangana Public Health Director G Srinivasa Rao told PTI.
Vaccine inequity will make containment measures more difficult
In the midst of a raging second wave, which is touching new peaks each passing day, the Central government has abdicated its responsibility to ensure vaccine equity through free vaccination for the poor across all age groups. While State governments were never consulted or given prior notice about the change in vaccination policy, giving the two vaccine manufacturers a free hand to decide the price at which vaccines will be sold to State governments has made universal COVID-19 vaccination a difficult task to achieve. A large percentage of those aged 18-44 years does not have the resources to pay for vaccines and hence will fall through the cracks. So, the States will have to take a leading role in the free immunisation programme. While nearly two dozen States have already committed to vaccinate for free the target population, it remains to be seen if they use any criteria to identify the beneficiaries. Never before has
Centre hijacks vaccines, leaving us with no supply for 18-45 age group: Four Opposition states
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Centre hijacks vaccines, leaving us with no supply for 18-45 age group: Four Opposition statesET Bureau
Last Updated: Apr 25, 2021, 09:51 PM IST
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“Shroud the truth, Deny oxygen shortage, Underreport deaths. GOI is doing everything. .to save his fake image!”, Gandhi tweeted with an attached copy of an international media report. “System failed, so it’s important to do Jan ki baat…”, he added in another tweet around the time of the PM’s national broadcast.
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The Congress and four Opposition-ruled states on Sunday accused the Modi government of “hijacking” the Covid vaccine supply on the one hand and permitting the two vaccine manufacturers to make “a whopping, over Rs 11 lakh crore” profit at the time of the pandemic. Rahul Gandhi backed this twin charge by charging the Modi regime of “under-reporting” Covid deaths and “shroudin
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