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Rajasthan Vaccine Supply: Centre’s Data Incorrect, Says CM Gehlot

The Centre had denied claims of a shortage in supply of COVID-19 vaccines in Rajasthan.

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday, 9 March, alleged that the Centre’s data is “completely incorrect,” after the Centre disputed Gehlot government’s claims of vaccine shortage in the state.

CM Gehlot, in a Twitter thread, said:

“The Health Ministry claimed that Rajasthan received 37.61 lakh vaccines and till yesterday 24.28 lakh vaccines have been administered. This data is completely incorrect.”

“As of 8 March, Rajasthan received 31,45,340 vaccines. Of these, 2,15,180 vaccines have been made available to the Army,” Gehlot added.

He also shared the following figures:

  • 29,30,160 vaccines were for frontline workers
  • As of 8 March, 23,26,975 vaccines have been administered in the state
  • 1,62,888 vaccines got spoiled, which is less than the 10 percent limit allowed by the central government
  • Thus, on 8 March, only 4,40,297 vaccines were available in the state.
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“More than two lakh people are being vaccinated daily in the state. In such a situation, on 8 March, vaccine was available for only two days of vaccination, so the state government demanded to send additional vaccines from the centre, after which the state received 85,000 vaccines on 9 March,” he added.

Thereby, Gehlot appealed to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to instruct his officials to “not give false information about Rajasthan” and to provide more vaccines soon.

WHAT HAD THE CENTRE CLAIMED?

The Centre on Tuesday denied claims of a shortage in supply of COVID-19 vaccines in Rajasthan. This came hours after the state government said that it will run out of doses soon, if the Centre doesn't urgently send more supplies.

The Centre said: “The factual position is that there is no shortage of COVID-19 vaccine with the state at present. Rajasthan has been supplied 37.61 lakh doses and has consumed only 24.28 lakh doses till yesterday night.”

However, the Centre claimed that they are regularly monitoring the availability of vaccine supply in all states and UTs and providing doses as per requirement and consumption patterns.

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WHAT HAD THE RAJASTHAN GOVT ORIGINALLY CLAIMED?

Earlier on Tuesday, the state government had asked the Centre to send additional COVID-19 vaccine doses, as it slowed down the process of inoculation with only those needing a second dose being administered the jab, NDTV reported.

Speaking to NDTV, Rajasthan Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma asked the central government, "We have vaccines for three days. If the vaccines don't reach us... We asked for 60 lakh vaccines in March alone to continue the drive as is. If we don't get vaccines, the drive could stop mid-way... If we don't have the stock, how will the drive run?”

Rajasthan, which has been administering the shot to 2.5 lakh people per day, says it is now only left with 5.85 lakh doses for the next two days, Dr Raghu Sharma told NDTV.

Dr Sharma also informed that Rajasthan has 67 lakh beneficiaries for Covishield and Covaxin doses, which are the two approved COVID-19 vaccines in the country, and around 29.9 lakh doses have been administered till now, NDTV reported.

According to the health department, 179 new cases were reported in Rajasthan, taking the total tally in the state to 3,21,711. No deaths were recorded in the state due to COVID-19 on Monday.

(With inputs from NDTV.)

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