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Demand for more vaccines harms govt's pandemic response: Vardhan to states

Production capacity is being steadily ramped up and will touch 80 million doses by May 2021 and 90 million by June 2021, says Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan
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File Photo of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

BS Web Team New Delhi
The Union Health Minister on Thursday said that the demand for more vaccines from States arouses narrow political passion among the masses which harms the “Whole-of-government” approach to tackle the pandemic. 
 
Harsh Vardhan held a review meeting with health ministers of six states on the coronavirus situation. The meeting was attended by Rajesh Tope, Health Minister (Maharashtra), Dr K Sudhakar, Health Minister (Karnataka), Ms. K KShailaja, Health Minister (Kerala), M Subramanian, Health Minister (Tamil Nadu) among others.

During the meeting, Vardhan advised states invest in long term planning to curb pandemic fatigue in medical workforce and continued strain on administrative machinery.

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