The CM really helpful all states to come collectively to type consensus on the matter
Stressing upon the necessity for vaccination, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday mentioned that one of the simplest ways to “protect our people against future waves” of COVID-19 is to centrally procure the vaccines and decentralise the execution of the inoculation drive.
In a letter written to his counterparts throughout the nation, he referred to the unabated pandemic as maybe the best problem confronted by the nation for the reason that freedom battle.
Recommending all states to come collectively to type consensus on the matter within the “true spirit of cooperative federalism” to save lives and livelihoods, Patnaik mentioned, “No state is safe unless all the states adopt vaccination as the highest most precedence and execute it on war-footing. But this can’t be a battle among the many states to compete in opposition to one another to procure vaccines.”
“However, it is quite clear that the global vaccine manufacturers are looking forward to the Union Government for the clearances and assurances. They are unwilling to get into supply contract with the state governments. While the domestic vaccine manufacturers are having supply constraints and are not able to commit required supplies,” Patnaik mentioned whereas tagging all the chief ministers.
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He additional mentioned, “Under the circumstances, the best option available is for the Government of India to centrally procure the vaccines and distribute it among the States. At the same time, the execution of the vaccination programme has to be decentralised and states allowed the flexibility to determine their own mechanisms.”
