Naveen Patnaik writes to CMs, pitches for consensus on centralised vaccine procurement

By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday pitched in for a consensus on centralised procurement of vaccines and a decentralised methodology during which the states can decide their mechanism to make sure common vaccination.

In a letter to chief ministers of all states, Naveen stated that no state is secure except all states undertake vaccination as prime most precedence and execute it on a warfare footing. “Under the above circumstances, the best option available is for the Government of India to centrally procure the vaccines and distribute amongthe states so that our citizens are vaccinated at the earliest,” he added.

Naveen stated that on the similar time, the execution of the vaccination programme needs to be centralised and states allowed the flexibleness to find out their very own mechanisms to make sure common vaccination. “Many hilly areas cannot access internet and therefore online registration has to be flexible to allow the statesto give priority to vaccinate some vulnerable tribes,” he added.

Stating that it’s maybe the best problem the nation has confronted after independence wrestle, the Chief Minister referred to as upon all of the states to put aside all variations, political or in any other case, and are available collectively in true spirit of cooperative federalism to avoid wasting treasured lives of individuals and their hard-earned livelihoods.

The Chief Minister stated that each one the state governments ought to come to consensus on these points for early decision of the vaccination downside. “We should act fast before any third wave comes and creates further havoc,” he added.

Stating that international locations which have targeted on vaccination programme have seen exceptional enchancment of their Covid state of affairs, the Chief Minister stated the states can have present this therapeutic contact to the individuals.

Naveen stated that after the Centre introduced section 3 of the vaccine coverage and allowed vaccination of individuals of 18-45 age group, there was nice demand from the residents. Though many states have floated world tenders for procurement of vaccines, it’s clear that world vaccine producers are lookingforward to the Centre for clearances and assurances, he stated, including, they’re unwilling to get into provide contracts with the state governments. Domestic vaccines producers are additionally having provide constraints and never in a position to commit required provides, he added.

He stated that the Odisha authorities has written to the Centre on this regard and talked to among the CMss who share the identical view. “But the state governments should come to a consensus for early resolution of the problem,” he added.