"Could Spark National Crisis": Shashi Tharoor Seeks More Jabs For Kerala

Shashi Tharoor stressed that the target to vaccinate 10 million people before Onam must be met

With Kerala consistently reporting five-figure Covid case counts daily, senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has urged the centre to provide additional doses of vaccines to the southern state. Kerala has 20,000+ daily cases. Initial success in curbing Covid means that fewer people have antibodies, 43% vs 68% nationally. The Centre must assist with more vaccines: we should vaccinate 10m ppl across age groups before Onam to reduce high-risk cases & healthcare burdens. Stressing that the target to vaccinate 10 million people before Onam must be met, he warned that the state with the maximum Covid caseload in the country could "spark a national crisis". Tagging Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Mr Tharoor tweeted today, "Kerala has 20,000+ daily cases. Initial success in curbing Covid means that fewer people have antibodies, 43% vs 68% nationally. The Centre must assist with more vaccines: we should vaccinate 10m ppl across age groups before Onam to reduce high-risk cases & healthcare burdens."