Health Minister Mandaviya hits back at Rahul Gandhi for questioning vaccine availability

In a response to Gandhi’s tweet questioning the supply of vaccines final month, Mandaviya mentioned greater than 13 crore doses have been administered in July and the drive goes to speed up this month.

“Greater than 13 crore doses have been administered in India within the month of July. It’ll speed up this month. We’re pleased with our healthcare employees for this achievement.

“Now you too must be pleased with them and the nation,” Mandaviya mentioned in a tweet in Hindi in response to Gandhi’s put up.

Earlier in the course of the day, Gandhi had tweeted in Hindi saying “July is gone, however the scarcity of vaccine hasn’t gone away.” He used the hashtag #WhereAreVaccines.

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered within the nation has crossed 47 crore with 60,15,842 doses being administered in a span of 24 hours, the Health Ministry mentioned Sunday morning.

Greater than 3 crore steadiness and unutilised doses are nonetheless accessible with the states, union territories and personal hospitals, it said.