The Union minister, through his letter, emphasised that all vaccines supplied to states are “safe and immunogenic” and should be used efficiently. He also wrote that Deo’s claims regarding the absence of expiry date are completely baseless as the same is mentioned on the label of vaccine vials. He also attached a picture of the vial with the label.
The minister also pointed out that while Chhattisgarh has “achieved 69.87 percent coverage of its Health Care Workers by giving them the first dose of the vaccine, the state has been able to cover only 9.55 percent of its 2,09,512 Front Line Workers through the first dose of the vaccine,” reported NDTV.
Dr VK Paul, Chairman of National Expert Committee on Vaccine Administration, last week said that 12 states have vaccinated less than 40 percent of their registered healthcare workers.
While several public health experts have said that vaccine hesitancy is the major reason for the slow pace of the vaccination drive, Paul had said that…