'Will aim to vaccinate 3 lakh people daily': Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to PM Modi
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In a virtual interaction with chief ministers over the COVID-19 pandemic situation and the ongoing vaccination drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed concern over the rise in cases in parts of the country and called for "quick and decisive" steps to stop the "emerging second peak". "If we do not stop it here, then a condition for a nationwide outbreak may emerge," he added.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray put forth a few requests at the meeting. He urged the Centre to permit more vaccination centres to be set up so as to speed up the inoculation drive. He also requested PM Modi to allow the state's Haffkine Bio-pharmaceutical Corporation Limited to produce the COVID-19 vaccine. He said the vaccine technology be transferred under Mission Covid Suraksha to the company under the guidance of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).