Mamata slams Centre’s ‘biased angle’ in vaccine provide

“I would like all of the individuals of the nation to be vaccinated, however what this authorities is doing with vaccines is just not right. The BJP-ruled states are getting extra vaccines and the non-BJP states will not be getting vaccines. This biased angle is just not anticipated from the Centre,” she added.

Assuring that the state is able to administering 10 lakh vaccines per day, the Chief Minister mentioned in her letter to the Prime Minister, “We did not get vaccines for the final seven days. As per our evaluation, the state wants round 11.5 crore extra doses of Covid 19 vaccine to cowl everybody within the eligible classes, and going by the present stage of provide, it could take reasonably an extended interval earlier than everybody is roofed. Thus far we’ve obtained solely 2.12 crore dose.”

“The state had began the vaccination drive on January 16, 2021, and until date, we’ve already administered 2.5 crore doses (1.81 crore 1st doses, 0.70 crore 2nd doses) in opposition to a provide of two.12 crore doses from the Authorities of India, 18 lakhs procured by the state authorities and the stability by the personal sector,” the Chief Minister wrote.