1/3 vaccine wasted in Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh? The Center and the state face each other on the issue of vaccine waste

- Jharkhand government termed vaccine waste as a conspiracy of the central government

New delhi date. May 28, 2021, Friday

Amid the second wave of corona, the country is facing a severe shortage of vaccines. While the state governments are blaming the central government for the shortage of vaccines, the central government is trying to explain through statistics that everything is fine. Amidst the shortage of vaccines, large scale vaccine waste is also being wasted which can be said to be worrisome. In states like Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, about one-third of the vaccine has been wasted.

The figures released by the central government are shocking. Jharkhand has the highest number of vaccine wasted states where 37.3 per cent of the total supply has been wasted. While 30.2 per cent of the vaccine supplied to Chhattisgarh has been wasted. In Tamil Nadu, 15.5 per cent of vaccines have been wasted.

Center accused of conspiracy

The vaccine wasted 10.8 per cent in Jammu and Kashmir and 10.7 per cent in Madhya Pradesh. Top Jharkhand government is angry with the central government over the issue of vaccine waste. The Jharkhand government has termed the vaccine waste as a conspiracy by the central government. The Jharkhand government has given the full number of vaccinations following allegations of vaccine waste.

In this regard, the Health Minister of the Chhattisgarh government, TS Singh Dev, who is number two in the case of vaccine waste, finds this claim ridiculous. According to him, only 1 percent of vaccine waste is coming.