Chidambaram slams govt’s COVID-19 vaccination programme
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Congress chief P. Chidambaram on Tuesday hit out on the authorities’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, terming its promise of vaccinating all adults by December finish as an “empty boast”.
He mentioned the states of Odisha and Delhi are dealing with vaccine scarcity and requested the Union well being minister to spell out his plans to make sure common and uninterrupted provide of vaccines to states.
“Vaccine shortage is a fact. Vaccine production is exaggerated. Vaccine import is a mystery. Vaccinating the entire adult population by December 2021 is an empty boast,” he mentioned.
“Will the new Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviyatell the nation the truth about the vaccination programme,” he requested.
In a sequence of tweets, he mentioned after Odisha, Delhi has run out of vaccines.
“Will the new Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya please tell us how he plans to ensure regular, adequate and uninterrupted supply of vaccines to the States,” he mentioned.
The former union minister mentioned Odisha has reported that 24 out of 30 districts have run out of vaccines. “Odisha is governed by the BJD, an ally of the BJP.What has the central government that dismissed complaints of vaccine shortage got to say now,” Mr. Chidambaram requested.
The Congress has been criticising the federal government over its vaccination programme alleging that it’s sluggish.
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