Vijayawada: AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officials to explain the facts and figures pertaining to Covid – 19 vaccines availability to the public.

He regretted the false allegations made by the opposition leader N. Chandra Babu Naidu and others and some vested interests and a section of a media were propagating false information against the State Government and creating fear among the people

YS Jagan reviewed Covid – 19 vaccination situations in the State in a high level meeting on Tuesday and he directed the senior officials to explore the possibility of inviting global tenders to get Covid – 19 vaccines in view of the limited supply of the vaccine from the Centre.

He also said that the supply of vaccine doses to the States is completely coordinated by the Centre. How much the State receives and when is decided by it. Even the amount of the vaccines that the States are meant to procure directly from the vaccine producers is also determined by the Centre, he said. Vaccine production and availability are in purview of the Centre and States have no say in the matter.

He said it would take six months to complete vaccination process in the State provided that one crore vaccines were supplied per month. However, at present the State is receiving only 19 lakh vaccines per month. Jagan said that ANMs and Asha workers should be clearly informed on vaccination details so that long queues could be avoided.