Mumbai: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that the number of COVID-19 dosages available in the state is insufficient for vaccination and because of this, vaccination will have to be stopped in many districts tomorrow.
He also said that the Centre’s claim of lack of COVID-19 vaccines in the country is false and demanded that the status report of the availability of the dose be made public.
“Rajasthan leads among all states in vaccination of people above 60 years of age. Rajasthan has received 1,07,40,860 COVID-19 vaccine doses from the central government. Of these, 2,15,180 vaccines have been made available to the army; 91,55,370 dosages have been used till April 8. About 4,34,888 dosages were wasted, which is less than half of the 10 per cent limit allowed by the central government, Gehlot said in a statement.
The Chief Minister said that after vaccination today, there are about five lakh vaccine doses left in the state which are insufficient for further vaccination.
Gehlot said that on April 12, the central government has proposed to give the next consignment of 3.83 lakh doses of vaccine. Immunization work will have to be stopped in many districts of Rajasthan tomorrow.
Union ministers Amit Shah and Ravi Shankar Prasad said that there is no dearth of vaccines in the country, the fact is wrong.
Gehlot said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a ‘pungent festival’ from April 11 to April 14, but how will this happen as vaccines are not available in many states.
“How can the ‘Teeka festival’ be celebrated in such a way?” Gehlot asked.
He said that in such a situation, the central government should clearly state publicly about the lack of vaccine.
“No politics is being done in the work of vaccination, but it is clear from the fact that there is a shortage of vaccines in many states. The central government should publicly clarify the status of vaccine supplements,” the chief minister said.
Gehlot said that Rajasthan has been a pioneer in coronavirus management and vaccination since the beginning.
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