Kolkata: alleged that the center seized Bengal from the share of vaccines needed to support the countries ruled by BJP, Chairman of the Minister of Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to increase supply “to increase supply to the front of the wave Third.
The supply is very irregular so that the state cannot vaccinate people on one day, write Banerjee.
Bengal has been inoculating 2.5 crore people and requires 11.5 doses of crore to vaccinate 14 crore people in the state.
Banerjee told the press that he had “There is no doubt” about countries ruled by BJP, such as going up, getting more vaccines, “but why should it be given Bengal? Just because they lose polls in Bengal? “Cm ​​writes that Bengal has been allocated 73 lakh vaccine doses for July, according to information received from the Ministry of Health.” But unfortunately, only 25 lakh doses were accepted to date this month.
“He told reporters that Bengal had” high note.
Negative waste “(recently reported by TOI), adding that the state government” intends to inoculate all women who have children up to 12 years before the third wave.
Even if the center provides 1.5 crore to 2 crore doses every month, we will take around six months to vaccinate everyone.
“He said he was” not sure “whether he would get the letter reply.” I never got it.
But it is my responsibility to bring facts before the prime minister.
“The letter speaks fear of inadequate vaccination, given the current supply rate, in some detail.” We provide around 3 doses of lakh vaccines every day in our country, and become very difficult to maintain this level because of irregular supply, ” CM write, add, “We have the capacity to vaccinate more than 10 lakh.
People every day, provide a sufficient number of vaccines available.
In accordance with our assessment, the state requires around 11.5 crore more doses of Covid-19 vaccine to cover everyone in the category of qualified and, go with the current supply rate, it may take longer before everyone is closed.
“” We did not make a vaccine, “Banerjee told reporters.” We must fully depend on the center.
Private hospitals also did not get adequate supplies, “he added.
Banerjee said the Covid case in Bengal has dropped significantly from the summit.” The level of peposititivity, which is as high as 33% during the eighth phase of the poll, now 1.5%.
We have a 98% discharge rate.
Among the 2.5 crore people vaccinated, we have vaccinated 51 lakh people who are super spreaders.
They (center) have announced the budget allocation of RS 30,000 Crore for vaccines.
They have PM-care; We need 14 crore vaccines, but we are not enough, “he said.