This is how India is disposing of its lakhs & lakhs of Covid vaccine syringes
Each syringe is as light as a one-rupee coin, so experts say the management of waste from the vaccination drive is not difficult to tackle.
Himani Chandna 10 April, 2021 10:06 am IST
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New Delhi: First there were the PPE kits, with masks, gowns, face shields, gloves, etc, being used by healthcare and frontline workers, and diagnostic equipment for conducting Covid-19 tests. Now, there are syringes — lakhs and lakhs of them — for India’s Covid vaccination drive, which is the world’s largest.
Since it took hold last year, the Covid pandemic has resulted in the generation of tonnes of biomedical waste.