‘Jumla’ version of COVID-19 vaccine story will not save lives: Rahul Gandhi

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stated precise vaccinations and never the “jumla (rhetoric) model” of the COVID-19 vaccine story would save lives and identified to the massive variety of people who find themselves but to be vaccinated within the nation.

He shared an article by Congress president Sonia Gandhi in a newspaper which lauded Indian scientists and researchers on reaching the 100-core vaccination milestone however identified to the massive variety of folks and youngsters who’re but to be inoculated in opposition to COVID-19.

“Jumla-version of the vaccine story will not save lives. Precise vaccination will,” he stated on Twitter utilizing the hashtag “#DutyToVaccinate”.

The Congress occasion additionally shared on Twitter Sonia Gandhi’s article and quoted her, “The PM likes to emphasize that vaccines are free, whereas conveniently forgetting that they’ve at all times been free. It’s the BJP authorities that moved away from India’s common free vaccination coverage.”

Sharing the article on Twitter, Congress Common Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated, “The floundering economic system could be rotated if we will drive away the darkish clouds of COVID19. That requires us to ramp up the tempo of the rollout of vaccines to all, utterly free, together with to our youngsters.”

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala additionally quoted the Congress president and stated,

“Not hole bulletins however real execution is the important thing to not solely well being of our residents however wealth of our Nation”.

“Vaccine for all..together with our youngsters.. usher within the festive season…with real optimism,” he additionally stated quoting Sonia Gandhi and shared her article on Twitter.

Within the article “The vaccination milestone and a distant objective”, Sonia Gandhi identified that the Authorities ought to understand that vaccinating all Indians as shortly as potential is linked to their well being and progress.

“Our frontline health-care staff deserve our fulsome congratulations for crossing the milestone of 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses. They, together with our scientists, researchers, medical professionals, and vaccine producers, have heroically overcome a number of obstacles within the quest to guard our residents from COVID-19. Because of their efforts, our vaccination drive has picked up tempo after the preliminary months of delay, indecision, and confusion,” Gandhi has stated in her article.

She additionally stated that this milestone additionally marks the triumph of science and of India’s analysis and manufacturing infrastructure constructed and nurtured over a long time.

The Congress president has additionally identified that the promise of all eligible Indians being doubly vaccinated by the top of 2021 is unlikely to be completed.

“The hole announcement has not been accompanied by both acceptable planning or execution. Consultants assert that we are going to miss this goal by at the least 5 to 6 months,” she stated.