TN CM writes to PM Modi asking for supply of vaccines, Remdesivir
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At this stage, any restrictive orders by particular person States, ought to be strictly barred to guarantee simple accessibility of Remdesivir, he stated
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting the supply of about 20 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines and to guarantee simple accessibility of Remdesivir, a life-saving drug for sufferers with COVID-19.
“I would request that an assured supply of at least 10 days consumption of vaccine, of about 20 lakh doses, may be supplied well in advance to ensure that the vaccination drive in the individual sites are not affected and persons coming for the second dose are assured of vaccination on the date and in the site they report,” Mr. Palaniswami stated in his letter, a duplicate of which was circulated to the media.
Referring to studies about sure instructions issued by nationwide and State regulators, prioritising provides by particular person producers to sure States and limiting Remdesivir gross sales solely inside the State the place Remdesivir is being produced, he contended: “This would be very damaging to the availability of such valuable life-saving drugs in places of need.”
At this stage, any restrictive orders by particular person States, ought to be strictly barred to guarantee simple accessibility of Remdesivir, he stated, urging the Centre to take up this challenge with such States the place the businesses have their manufacturing services positioned.
Mr. Palaniswami additionally introduced to the eye of the PM, the Integrated Vaccine Complex at Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu (a Centrally-executed mission of nationwide significance) which was structurally and functionally prepared and awaiting commissioning and validation. “I am informed that this would be possible if some pending works can be fast-tracked. I would appeal to you to bring this facility to working condition at the earliest, so as to augment the production of COVID vaccines,” he requested.
So far, Tamil Nadu has administered 47.31 lakh doses of COVID vaccines and is predicted to proceed no less than 2 lakh vaccinations a day.
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