Congressleader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Central government over the shortage ofCOVID-19 vaccines, saying that the government only give blank speeches and novaccines.
Takingto Twitter, Rahul Gandhi shared a newspaper clipping highlighting that statesare complaining about vaccines shortages while the centre is claimingsufficient stock. "Only jumlas, no vaccines," tweeted Rahul Gandhi.
Thecountry had just recovered from a period of vaccine shortage with theimplementation of the Centre's new free universal vaccination policy. Anaverage of 61.14 lakh vaccine doses were given across the country between June21 to 27, as per the Centre's Co-Win portal. However, between July 5 to 11, thedaily average doses plummeted to 34.32 lakh.
Otherstates such as Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha are alsoexperiencing shortages in COVID-19 vaccines.
LavAgarwal, Joint Secretary of Union Health Ministry informed that a further surgein cases is being noted in some states, like Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura andArunachal Pradesh. He also noted that there are some states, where cases havecome down but are still being witnessed in the form of the plateau.
"Wewould like to request to everyone, when we talk about the third wave (ofCOVID-19), we are taking it as a weather update and not understanding itsseriousness and our responsibilities associated with it," he said.