Thread by @SuryahSG

Tamil Nadu Health Minister #MaSubramanian says Gujarat received 14.4% vaccines while TN received only 6.4%.

Some #Facts to Ponder:

State-wise distribution of Vaccines(till May 18)

Gujarat received: 1,62,04,730 (1.62 crore)

Tamil Nadu received: 86,55,010 vaccine (86 lakhs) (1)

TN received 78,49,780 vaccines till 21st May for 45+ Age group & 10,62,000 vaccines till 16th May for vaccinating 18-44 group.

#MaSubramanian conveniently brushed under the carpet the fact that TN has 2nd highest number of vaccines in its stock next only to Uttar Pradesh. (2)

Low vaccination in TN is not driven by vaccine shortages, as there is excess supply. On the other hand, though Gujarat received 1.62 crore vaccines till May 18, it has only 11,25,236 in stock. It means Gujarat is vaccinating at a faster pace & efficiently with less wastages. (3)

TN that received more than 86 lakh vaccines has more than 13 lakh vaccines in its stock showing that vaccination is very slow with lots of vaccine stock available with the state.

As of May 17, TN had wastage of about 10% of the vaccine doses supplied overall to the state. (4)

In Tamil Nadu, out of 77.49 Lakhs doses, 69.63 Lakhs are used, which is 90%. In Tamil Nadu, there is high vaccine wastage recorded in at least more than 10 rural health districts.

Conclusion: The problem is not Centre not sending enough vaccine supply to Tamil Nadu. (5)

The problem in TN is vaccine wastage because of vaccine hesitancy caused by irresponsible politicians & media. Vaccine allotment is made by an Expert Group based on a fixed formula. No question of bias or favour to a single state. DMK State Govt. should not mislead/lie. (6/6)