The piece in Hindu which tries to "fact check" the PM’s remark on vaccination in India ends up further exposing the country’s past failures. For years, India had to depend wait and depend on the world for vaccination for infectious diseases. (1/n)
The article itself recognizes that Small Pox was eradicated in North America and Europe by 1953 itself while India achieved this in 1975. (2/n).
The vaccination programme from 1960s relied heavily on global support. It took almost a decade for the country to achieve self-sufficiency in producing the freeze-dried vaccine. Bifurcated needles required for vaccination were provided by WHO. zero-pox.info/other_docs/bri… (3/n).
Center is ready to provide additional ration to Kejriwal for his scheme.
But Kejriwal wants to give distribution of Foodgrains under NFSA to private contractors, which will be selected by bribe and there will always be legal cases and that will cause delay in distribution.
National Food Security Act clearly states that distribution of foodgrains under NFSA cannot be used under any other name other than NFSA, it's the Act.
Kejriwal wants to use Ration of NFSA, do his branding and give contract to AAP linked private distributors to Loot money.
Congress attacking approval of Indian Vaccine was very much expected because it has been continuously targeting all the institutions throughout the Modi Govt.
Now attacking Indian Health experts, scientists and medical institutions because they approved a Make in India Vaccine.