COVID-19 Vaccines Distributed To States In Transparent Manner: Centre

COVID-19 Vaccine India: In a statement, the health ministry said India's National COVID-19 vaccination programme is built on scientific and epidemiological evidence, WHO guidelines and global best practices.

Allocation of COVID-19 vaccines to a state is done based on its population, caseload, utilisation efficiency and wastage factors, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday said and dismissed media reports alleging non-transparent distribution of the jabs. The ministry said the allegations of non-transparent distribution of vaccines among states are "completely without any basis, and not fully informed". It clarified that the Government of India continues to allocate COVID-19 vaccines to states and union territories in a transparent manner based on the population of a state, caseload, its utilisation efficiency and wastage factors. In a statement, the health ministry said India's National COVID-19 vaccination programme is built on scientific and epidemiological evidence, WHO guidelines and global best practices.