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.