Centre's vaccine policy appears hollow, without substance: CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi
Mamata reminded the PM that she had in a letter dated Feb 24, requested his intervention to allow Bengal purchase vaccines directly with state resources and give free vaccines to people in the state.
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By PTI
NEW DELHI:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hitting out at the Centre's new vaccine policy and terming it "hollow, without substance and a regrettable show" of evasion of responsibility.
The central government on Monday announced that everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 from May 1, liberalising the vaccination drive to allow states, private hospitals and industrial establishments to procure the doses directly from manufacturers.