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vaccine diplOmacy

>> Continued from previous page... Health Ministry with Cargo and
airport operators has already
the government,” Union Health taken place regarding the trans-
Secretary told reporters here portation of COVID-19 vac-
at a press briefing. This comes cines across the nation.
after the DCGI last week an- Meanwhile, in a related
nounced “restricted emergency development, after Rashtriya
use” for two COVID-19 vaccine Janata Dal leader Tej Pratap
candidates -- Bharat Biotech’s Yadav’s statement that Prime
COVAXIN and Serum Institute Minister Narendra Modi should
of India’s Covishield. take the COVID-19 vaccine
Talking about the vaccina- first, Union minister Nityanand
tion process, the Health Secre- Rai on Friday said the oppo-
tary said that healthcare work- sition parties are indulging in
ers and frontline workers would dirty politics when they ques-
not need to register themselves tion the reliability of indigenous
as a beneficiary as their data has COVID-19 vaccines.
been stored in a bulk database. a dry run or mock drill is being done for covid-19 vaccine at an urban Briefing reporters, the union
“Healthcare workers and community health centre, in ajmer on saturday. (aNi) minister said, “There should
frontline workers would not not be any politics over the vac-
need to register themselves as a cine. The world is applauding
beneficiary as their data in bulk the efforts of Indian scientists
database that has been populat- but Tejashwiji, Akhilesh Yadav-
ed on the Co-WIN vaccine de- ji and Rahulji are doing dirty
livery management system in a politics. They do not care about
bulk manner,” said Rajesh Bhu- the lives of people. They only
shan. care for their dynastic politics.
He further said, “When we I condemn the actions of the
would come to the population opposition parties and pray for
priority group, the provision of their good sense.” Earlier today,
registration or editing of data Yadav said the Prime Minister
would be used. The system should be inoculated first before
electronically allows session al- anybody else. “Prime Minister
location. ...The process of ses- Narendra Modi should take the
sion allocation would be digital. first shot of COVID-19 vaccine,
Whether the beneficiaries have Union minister for health & Family welfare, science & technology and then, we will also take it,” stated
been vaccinated, this will be earth sciences, Dr. harsh Vardhan visiting the GtB hospital, shahdara the RJD leader.
captured digitally.” for reviewing the preparedness of Dry run of administering the coViD-19 Congress leader Manish
India’s active COVID-19 vaccine, in New Delhi on saturday. (aNi) Tewari on Tuesday said that the
cases are less than 2.5 lakhs and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
are continuing to fall which has tailed draft for air transporta- vaccine. “There is total 41 des- government has “politically mis-
led to a decline in the overall tion of COVID-19 vaccines and tinations (airports) across the used” the COVID-19 pandemic
burden on the health delivery the movement of vaccine to dif- country finalised for delivery of and raised question marks on
structure, said Health Secretary. ferent parts of the nation is like- vaccines,” sources added. the reliability of the vaccine.
“The active cases in the ly to begin soon. “For vaccine For northern India, Delhi “The BJP government
country are less than 2.5 lakhs transportation across the coun- and Karnal will be made mini- has politically misused the
and continue to decline. The try, a common draft has been hubs. For the eastern region, COVID-19 pandemic in its en-
positivity rate stood at 1.97 per made. It will shortly be shared Kolkata and Guwahati will be tirety. The controversy over the
cent,” he added. with stakeholders. The trans- the mini-hub for distribution. vaccine is its latest manifesta-
The Health Secretary fur- portation of vaccine is likely to Guwahati will also be a nodal tion. Who is going to get him-
ther said that 44 per cent of ac- begin by today or tomorrow,” point for the Northeast. Chen- self vaccinated with a vaccine
tive cases are in hospital with government sources said. Trans- nai and Hyderabad will be the that has question marks on its
moderate or severe symptoms portation of COVID vaccine designated points for southern reliability?” Tewari said.
while 56 per cent of cases are module has been finalised by India,” sources in Aviation Min- Earlier on January 2, Akh-
very mild or asymptomatic and the Government of India. istry said. ilesh Yadav had said that he
are in home isolation. Government has made sev- An internal meeting with will not get vaccinated against
According to sources, gov- eral mini-hub in the country several stakeholders and the coronavirus for now as the “BJP
ernment has prepared a de- for transportation of COVID Ministry of Civil Aviation and government cannot be trusted.”

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