PM was additionally apprised concerning the efforts undertaken to assist numerous vaccine producers to ramp up vaccine manufacturing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a high-level assembly to evaluate the progress of nation’s vaccination drive and instructed that vaccine wastage numbers are still on the higher side and steps should be taken to deliver them down.
PM was briefed concerning the present availability of vaccines and the roadmap for ramping it up as officers gave an in depth presentation on numerous facets of the vaccination drive. He was additionally apprised concerning the efforts undertaken to assist numerous vaccine producers to ramp up vaccine manufacturing. The Centre has been actively working with vaccine producers & serving to them by way of facilitating extra manufacturing items, financing and provide of uncooked supplies.
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PM reviewed the standing of vaccination protection in health-care staff in addition to front-line staff. He additionally took inventory of the vaccination protection within the above 45 in addition to 18-44 age group. He additionally reviewed the standing of vaccine wastage in numerous states.
Officials additionally briefed the PM on numerous measures being taken on the tech entrance to make the method of vaccination extra folks pleasant.
Officials briefed PM on advance visibility being supplied to states on vaccine availability. They additionally apprised the PM that states have been requested to move on this data to district stage in order that there is no such thing as a inconvenience to folks.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce & Industries Minister Piyush Goyal, I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar, Principal Secretary to PM, Cabinet Secretary, Health Secretary and different necessary officers participated within the assembly.
