State governments have been instructed to take a national procedure towards joining with companies and deciding the criteria for COVID-19 vaccination, the Centre said on Tuesday, asserting that to deliver the vaccine to priority groups, there is no problem in terms of resources.
Responding to a question over the BJP’s election manifesto promising free
coronavirus vaccine for everyone in Bihar, Â Dr V K Paul, NITI Aayog member (Health), who also heads the National Task Force on Covid-19, at a press briefing said that resources will not be an issue in ensuring access to vaccines as and when it becomes available, as per the source.
“Overall we can say with responsibility that resources will not be an issue in ensuring access to vaccines. We have requested state governments to wait for the overall picture to become clear and to take a national approach towards engaging the companies and deciding the criteria for vaccination. The state governments have made these statements and they should be respected,” Paul mentioned.