'What does PM stand by?': Rahul Gandhi questions govt's stand on COVID-19 vaccine

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Centre over its statement that it h never spoken about iculating everyone with a vaccine against COVID-19. Taking to Twitter, Wayan MP asked what does Prime Minister Narendra Modi stand by, continuing Congress' attack from a day earlier.

'Exactly what does PM stand by?'

Government on Tuesday said re may t be a need to vaccinate country's entire population against COVID-19 if a critical mass of people are given a shot to break chain of virus transmission, and me it clear it h never spoken about iculating everyone.

"PM -- Everyone will get vaccine. BJP in Bihar elections -- Everyone in Bihar will get free vaccine. w, GOI -- Never said everyone will get vaccine. Exactly what does PM stand by?" Gandhi said in a tweet.

Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan h said at a media briefing that re may t be a need to vaccinate country's entire population against COVID-19 if a critical mass of people are given a shot to break chain of virus transmission. "I just want to make this clear that government has never spoken about vaccinating entire country. It's important that we discuss such scientific issues based on factual information only and n analyse it," Bhushan h said.

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On Wednesday, Congress attacked government hours after UK authorized Pfizer's Covid vaccine for emergency use, and asked if Indian people will get COVID-19 vaccine. Congress on its official Twitter handle shared two screenshots, claiming that Government of India has been issuing conflicting statements on COVID vaccination. 

Meanwhile, United Kingdom on Wednesday became first country to approve Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 after "rigorous" analysis by its independent regulator, paving way for mass vaccinations from as early as next week among people at highest risk of death from dely virus. British regulator, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory ncy (MHRA), says jab, which claims to offer up to 95% protection against COVID-19 illness, is safe for rollout. 

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