PM at all-party meet: Draw up district-level vaccine strategy

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi, while interacting with the floor leaders on Tuesday about Covid management, urged the states to devise district-level vaccination strategies even as he expressed concern that a significant number of healthcare and front-line workers are yet to be vaccinated.
“We need to properly plan the vaccination drives at the district level,” the PM said. The discussion, where leaders were given a presentation by health secretary Rajesh Bhushan, saw Modi making a detailed intervention.
Interestingly enough, the meeting was organised as opposition leaders objected to a proposal for the PM to brief MPs at the Parliament Annexe.
The PM said, “It is a matter of concern that around a significant number of healthcare workers and front-line workers are yet to get the vaccine even after 6 months since the drive commenced. States need to be more proactive towards this.” Although some political parties including Congress, Samajwadi Party, AAP, Akali Dal, RJD and Left, skipped the meet, others like DMK, Shiv Sena and TMC attended. He also spoke about the efforts being made to ensure one oxygen plant in every district across the country.