Moderna, an American company that produces the corona vaccine, rejected a request from the government of Punjab to purchase the vaccine. The information was given on Sunday by Nodal Officer Vikas Garg. Garg said Moderna refused to send the vaccine to the state government, citing its policy.
The company cannot deal with state government or private parties
Moderna said the company could only deal with the central government. The company cannot enter into agreements with any state government or private parties. The state had approached the Sputnik V, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson and Johnson’s Corona vaccines after receiving instructions from Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, according to a statement from the Punjab government. The information was shared on the CMO’s Twitter account three days ago.
Punjab Government to approach global manufacturers for direct purchase of COVID vaccine. Chief Minister @capt_amarinder Singh directs Health Department to explore floating global tender for procurement from all possible sources.
— CMO Punjab (@CMOPb) May 20, 2021
Less than 44 lakh doses received from Indian government
The state government said the state government was forced to stop the vaccination due to not receiving the vaccine in the past three days. The statement further states that every effort is being made to address the acute shortage of vaccines in the state. The state government has so far received less than 44 lakh vaccine doses from the Indian government.
Every effort is made to prevent corona infection in Punjab. But with the support of the people, the government will get that control. On Saturday, 172 patients died from the crown in a single day in the state.
The number of active patients reached 63,470
The crown’s death toll rose to 12,888 with 172 patients dying in the state on Saturday, according to information received by the health department. While with over five thousand positive cases, the total number of corona positive cases in the state has now increased to over five lakh and the number of active patients has reached 63,470.
