Over the export, he questioned, “Was it done just to improve the image of Central government and earn accolades from some other countries? He requested the Central government to vaccinate everyone in the country before exporting vaccines to other countries.
Further he said that some people in Central government would say that we are bound by international treaties. “US, France and EU countries also follow these treaties but none of them prioritized other countries, only we gave vaccines to others when our own people were dying,” he added.
On the other hand, yesterday, the Centre decided to use the 50 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine for Indian citizens that were earmarked by the Serum Institute for export to the United Kingdom.
India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 16.94 crore doses as phase-3 of the nationwide vaccination drive expands further, the central government said on Sunday. More than 17.8 lakh beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 have been inoculated so far. The “liberalised and accelerated” phase-3 strategy of Covid-19 vaccination came into force from May 1.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country stands at 16,94,39,663 as per the 8 pm provisional report on Sunday
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