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Don't agree with calculation of Rs 80k cr for COVID vaccine distribution in India: Health Ministry

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New Delhi, Sep 29: The government on Tuesday said it does not agree with the calculation that Rs 80,000 crore is needed for distribution of COVID-19 vaccine in India.

Dont agree with calculation of Rs 80k cr for COVID vaccine distribution in India: Health Ministry

Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan was responding to a question tweeted by Serum Institute of India Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla who asked the government whether it had Rs 80,000 crore over the next one year for distribution of COVID-19 vaccine.

Does Centre have Rs 80,000 crore for COVID-19 vaccine, asks SII's Adar PoonawallaDoes Centre have Rs 80,000 crore for COVID-19 vaccine, asks SII's Adar Poonawalla

"Quick question; will the government of India have 80,000 crores available, over the next one year? Because that's what @MoHFW_INDIA needs, to buy and distribute the vaccine to everyone in India. This is the next concerning challenge we need to tackle," Poonawalla had tweeted.

Responding, Bhushan said, "We do not agree by the calculation of Rs 80,000 crore. The government has made a national committee on vaccine experts and five meetings have taken place till now."

"In these meetings, we have mulled over the process of COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the amount required for it in terms of prioritisation of population and the staggered immunisation for this prioritisation. "We have calculated the amount required in the meetings and currently, that amount is available with the government," said Bhushan.

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