Hundreds of vaccine vials had been discovered dumped in rubbish bin at two well being centres in Rajasthan’s Pali district.
A day after India TV uncovered the stunning wastage of Covid vaccines at a number of well being centres in Rajasthan, a probe has been ordered into the matter. Pali District Collector has requested a medical workforce to conduct an intensive probe and submit the report as quickly as attainable.
India TV reporter Manish Bhattacharya had visited two well being centres in Pali district revealing huge wastage of Covid vaccines.
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When India TV workforce visited a vaccination centre in Kotkirana space of Pali district, it discovered over 100 vials of Covid vaccine thrown in a waste bag. Similarly, in Raipur as many as 50 vials had been dumped as waste. Astonishingly, a lot of these vials had been half-filled.
Pali SDM Rajesh Mewana attributed the wastage to ‘unavoidable’ causes. “There are instances were the vial is opened, but fewer people come for vaccination…in that case the vial has to be disposed off leading to wastage of doses,” SDM Mewana instructed India TV.
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The wastage of vaccine has come to gentle at a time when thousands and thousands of Covid vaccine doses are wanted to ramp up nationwide vaccination drive.
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan had just lately instructed Rajasthan well being minister Raghu Sharma to make sure that vaccine wastage is curbed instantly.
