“Decision to export vaccine to garner publicity at the cost of Indian citizens”

Increase manufacturing capacity, fast track approval for other vaccines: Rahul Gandhi

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi if the decision to export COVID-19 vaccine was an ‘oversight’ or an effort to garner publicity at the cost of Indian citizens. In a letter dated April 8 but released by the Congress on Friday, Mr. Gandhi asked for an immediate moratorium on exports as, he claimed, “the country is facing vaccine starvation” and said the government should double the ₹35,000 crore allocation for the vaccination programme. Taking a dig at Mr. Modi, whose photo appears in a vaccine certificate, the Congress leader said the vaccination program should move from having “an individual’s picture on the vaccine certificate towards guaranteeing maximum vaccination”.