Nine states have under-utilized nearly half of the vaccines given to them. And all these are ruled by the opposition. a coincidence?

According to data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, nine states in India have under-utilized the dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and slowed down the vaccination process. Know which states are these? All these states are either governed by the opposition or regional parties. None of the BJP-ruled states fared poorly on this front and most of them have started vaccination on a war footing. Rajasthan, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra and Delhi are the states that have seen less use of vaccines. A top government official said on condition of anonymity, “These states, despite having adequate supplies of vaccines from the Center in January, February and March, failed to utilize those supplies effectively, So that they can effectively vaccinate a large part of their population.” According to a report in Hindustan Times. “In each of these states, the Center has supplied an increasing number of vaccines every month,” the official said. States like Maharashtra, Kerala and the Union Territory of Delhi were witnessing higher caseloads, hence, awarded a higher number of vaccines. However, immunization of citizens was slow from the beginning in Maharashtra (which also includes the city of Mumbai) and Delhi from the time the vaccination for health workers was introduced. Delhi, Maharashtra, Punjab and Telangana are among the states that have not yet vaccinated all healthcare workers, of whom about a fifth are yet to receive the vaccination. The officer quoted above said, “Some states have contributed disproportionately to the slowdown in the nationwide vaccination campaign.” Maharashtra used only 6.2 million doses out of 14.3 million provided by the Center as of March 31, and Delhi administered 2.4 million out of 4.4 million. Dose given. The state governments of Maharashtra and Delhi are reportedly engaged in scams instead of focusing on vaccination. In April, TFI had brought to light how the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was helping incoming international travelers avoid seven days of institutional quarantine for hefty prices. Also, when Biovat Pvt Ltd sought the approval of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government for manufacturing a new vaccine. site, The Deputy Conservator of Forests (Pune Division) reportedly told CM Uddhav Thackeray that the area under consideration was a reserved forest. This was reportedly a result of Bharat Biotech not accepting the MVA government’s open demand from Maharashtra, which was being supplied with 50 per cent of the dosage manufactured at the new Pune facility. The vaccine manufacturer then approached the Bombay High Court and won the case against the Shiv Sena-led government. BJP MLA from Mulund Mihir Kotecha had last month alleged that a vaccine scam was happening in Mumbai, in which people who have not received the vaccine. A provisional certificate was being provided to the dose by the Maharashtra government. In Delhi, the Kejriwal government had strongly opposed the Centre’s request in the Supreme Court recently, In which it was asked to conduct a detailed audit on the use of oxygen in the national capital. After the audit was cleared by the Supreme Court, Delhi’s daily oxygen requirement came down miraculously, thus exposing how the AAP government was increasing the city’s oxygen demand and deliberately causing a lack of adequate oxygen. was creating paranoia around. Under the nose of the AAP government, a huge oxygen concentrator hoarding racket was flourishing, which was busted by the Delhi Police. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) recovered not only 150 foreign brands of liquor bottles but also over 7,000 oxygen concentrators after raiding the premises of Navneet Kalra and Gagan Duggal in connection with its money laundering probe into hoarding and black marketing of oxygen concentrators. figured out. from China which was sold to the people at exorbitant prices, By falsely claiming that German technology was used in the manufacture of oxygen concentrators. Opposition parties are busy in politics and scandals and blame the central government for their failures in controlling the virus. If they do their bit together and focus on immunization with a single-minded focus, the country will be ready for the next wave.