“Vaccination is the only protection in the midst of the raging Covid-19 pandemic. Modi Government’s vaccination strategy has been a dangerous cocktail of blunders and bloopers. The Union Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi failed on its duty to properly plan for Covid Vaccination. The Government has been reprehensibly oblivious to ‘procurement of vaccines’. The Government has deliberately created a ‘digital divide’ thereby slowing down vaccination. The Government has been willfully complicit in creating ‘multiple pricing slabs’ i.e. differential pricing, for the same vaccine” Charged Chodankar.
Chodankar asserted as other countries started placing purchase orders for vaccines from May 2020, the Modi Government failed India. It went on to place its first order of vaccines only in January 2021. As per publicly available information, Modi Government + State Governments have till date ordered only 39 crore vaccine doses for a total population of 140 crores.
“As per Government of India, it has administered 22.41 crore vaccine doses till 3rd June, 2021. But, only 4.45 crore Indians have received both the doses of vaccine, which is only 3.17% of India’s population. In last 134 days, the average pace of vaccination is about 16 lakh vaccine doses per day. At this pace, it will take over three years for us to vaccinate our adult population. If this is the case, how will we save our fellow citizens from the third wave of Corona is the question that the Modi Government needs to answer” Charged Chodankar.
“As our citizens got infected from Covid in the middle of the raging pandemic, Modi Govt remained busy exporting vaccine. Till date, Union BJP Government has exported 6.63 crore vaccine doses to other countries. This is the biggest disservice to the Nation”.
“The multiple pricing slab for the vaccine fixed by the Modi Govt is another instance of profiteering from people’s misery. BJP Government has not left a single opportunity from making fortunes by doing “Business of Sickness” said Naik.
“Serum Institute’s Covishield single dose costs Rs.150 to Modi Government, Rs.300 to State Governments and Rs.600 to private hospitals. Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin single dose costs Rs.150 to Modi Government, Rs.600 to State Governments and Rs.1,200 to private hospitals. The private hospitals are even charging upto Rs.1,500 for a single dose. The full cost of two doses should be accordingly calculated. The Modi Government’s sponsored three price slabs for the same vaccine are a recipe for profiteering out of people’s misery”.
“The need of the hour is that Union BJP Government should procure the vaccine and supply for free to the States and private hospitals for vaccinating the people of India. Anything less is a huge disservice to India and its people”.
“Also, we need to vaccinate our entire adult population of above 18 years on or before 31st
December, 2021. This is the only way to save our people. For this, the only solution is to vaccinate at least one crore people a day and not the current average of 16 lakh people a day” Concluded GPCC.
