Harsh Vardhan criticized Maharashtra Govt for Covid-19 vaccine shortage allegation
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday criticized the Maharashtra government for remarks about a “shortage” of Covid-19 vaccines in the state.
The statements made by public officials in Maharashtra about the vaccine shortage were “nothing more than an attempt to divert attention from the repeated failures of the Maharashtra government to control the spread of the pandemic.”
Claiming that the vaccine shortage allegations are completely unfounded, Vardhan said “Maharashtra’s evidence is not up to par and their contact tracing leaves much to be desired.”
In a forceful statement, he said: “It is shocking to see how the state government is endangering the people of Maharashtra by allowing people to escape the institutional quarantine mandate for the sake of their personal Vasuli.”
“In general, as the state has moved from one crisis to another, it appears that the state leadership is happily sleeping behind the wheel.”
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About Chhattisgarh, he said state leaders have made regular comments “that are intended to spread misinformation and panic about vaccination.”
“I would like to humbly state that it would be better if the state government focuses its energies on improving its health infrastructure rather than on petty politics,” Vardhan said while noting “a disproportionately higher number of deaths in the last 2-3 weeks. in the state.
He also said that state testing continues to rely heavily on rapid antigen testing, which is not a smart strategy.
He further said that many other states also need to improve their health systems.
“For example, the quality of evidence needs to improve in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. In Punjab, the high fatality rate needs to be improved by early identification of those who need hospitalization,” he said.
Vardhan said that when states ask to open vaccine supplies to everyone over the age of 18, we must assume they have made saturation coverage for healthcare workers, frontline workers, and seniors.
“But the facts are completely different,” he said, noting that Maharashtra has vaccinated only 86 percent of health workers with the first dose, while the equivalent figures for Delhi and Punjab are 72 and 64 percent.
On the other hand, India’s 10 states / UTs have made more than 90 percent, he added.
The minister further said that Maharashtra has vaccinated only 41 percent of health workers with the second dose, while the same for Delhi and Punjab are 41 percent and 27 percent, although there are 12 states / UT of India they have made more than 60 percent. penny.
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