Kejriwal demands centre to make vaccine formulae public, allow manufacturing at more plants

Asserting that only two companies manufacturing vaccine may delay the vaccination process in entire country, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has demanded to share the vaccination formulae and allow production of vaccines at more plants.

“Only two companies are producing vaccines so far. They produce only 6-7 crore vaccines a month. This way, it will take over two years to vaccinate everyone. Many waves would have come by then. Important to increase vaccine production on war footing and frame national plan to vaccinate all,” Kejriwal said at a press conference.

“The Centre has the power to make the vaccine formula public and distribute to those who are interested in making it. During the crisis in PPE kits last year, we allowed many companies to make the kits. Likewise, we should do the same in terms of vaccine manufacturing,” he said further.

The Chief Minister highlighted that COVID-19 cases are witnessing a dip in Delhi, so is the second wave and asserted that the lockdown was successful.

“With your cooperation lockdown was successful, we have increased the number of oxygen beds in the past few days. Yesterday, we started 500 new ICU beds near GTB Hospital. Now, there is no shortage of ICU and Oxygen beds in Delhi,” the Chief Minister informed.