The Central government recently filed a late-night affidavit in the Supreme Court defending their Covid vaccination policy. In the past few days, the government is being criticized over the pricing, shortage of doses, and slow distribution.
Central Government Defends Covid 19 Vaccination Policy
As per the reports, the Central government informed that the price policy of the Covid 19 vaccines will not impact the ultimate beneficiaries as many states have already declared that they will be providing vaccines free of cost.
They had urged the Supreme Court against any judicial interference on the same. They said that even though the judicial intervention would be well-meaning, it may lead to unforeseen and unintended consequences especially in the absence of expert or administrative experience. This would leave little to no room for the doctors, scientists, and other experts to find innovative solutions as they proceed further.
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The Centre said that they are respectful of the nation’s fight against the unprecedented magnitude of Coronavirus, however, the executive body needs the discretion to formulate policy for the larger good.
Furthermore, the affidavit said that they have been in active consultation with both the manufacturers and the state governments for the pricing of the vaccines. It was only after discussions, the prices were fixed for all states for the Covid 19 vaccines.
Affidavit Issues New Vaccination Strategy to Speed Up The Covid 19 Vaccination Process
Reports suggest that the affidavit also spoke about the new Liberalized Pricing and Accelerated National Covid 19 Vaccination Strategy would further enhance the speed of Covid 19 vaccination.
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The new strategy is aimed at liberalizing the vaccine prices and further increasing the coverage to incentivize vaccine manufacturers to speed up the production. So far the Centre has submitted two vaccines that have been a part of Covid 19 vaccination drive since January 2021.