Hours after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s blistering attack on the Centre on Friday where he has held Prime Minister Narendra Modi squarely responsible for the second wave of COVID-19, union minister Prakash Javadekar said that India will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 2021.
Rahul had earlier pointed out that less than three per cent of India’s population has been vaccinated so far with both doses. Drawing Rahul Gandhi’s attention to a “blueprint” prepared by the Health Ministry, Javadekar said, “India is the second-fastest in vaccinating its people”.
“India’s vaccination will be completed before 2021. The Health Ministry has given a blueprint for how 108 people – with 216 crore doses – will be vaccinated by December. Rahulji… if you’re concerned about vaccination then pay attention to Congress ruled states… there is a mess. They are not taking the quota given to them for 18-44 year old beneficiaries from May 1,” Javadekar said.
Javadekar also hit out at Rahul Gandhi and told him to “pay attention to Congress-ruled states…there is a mess in vaccination”, and accused non-BJP governments, which have cried out against low vaccine stocks, of “not taking the quota for 18-44 age group given to them from May 1”.
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