File photo of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. | PIB Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday accused some states of adopting “deplorable” methods to “distract attention from their failures and spread panic among the people”. This came soon after at least six states – Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Odisha and Telangana – raised concerns about vaccine shortages. In a strongly-worded statement, Vardhan said allegations of vaccine shortage were “completely baseless”. He called them “irresponsible statements” that had the pot...