6 , ! - ! - - SIDISrtVUU@IB!&!!"&#S@B9IV69P99I !%! %! ' 023405"(, )'&)& 7 :)8! ; ')8# ,9 4 ( (%8 #(" *6#8##5##6(*''# ;9#6#9$'" #%&'%*"$ 5& (%5&*5("#$(6 6("&'6(' *6 &("'7(6& &#%#(#6&' # '#&(&77'%(8'"7 )(6''%# #&6(*" &8#6(5(9':(8$(( % -././ 001 .01 2( # ( '+'6 '' "#$#%&' rom Ballia in Uttar Pradesh Fto Nuh in Haryana, from "#$#%& Sampat Chak in Bihar to even Manjhawali in Faridabad, close ndian-origin renowned US- to Delhi, the Covid-19 vacci- Ibased public health expert Dr nation drive in India’s rural Ashish K Jha has said India’s areas has taken a hit as the fear data of Covid cases and deaths of an adverse reaction, super- are far less than the actual "#$#%&' stition, and a lack of informa- numbers. Dr Jha has placed tion and awareness have made India’s daily fatalities count to ndia is the biggest producers villagers either hesitant or com- close to 25,000. Iof vaccines, but its own pletely unwilling to take the jab. “Wrote about why India nationwide vaccination drive In fact, there have even likely has 25K+ deaths daily. launched on January 16 seems been reports that vaccination Pushback: we lack hard data on to be faltering amid mismatch centres have been destroyed Chak, which is five kilometres group,” said an anganwadi crematoriums so we can’t be between the vaccine availabil- and health workers beaten up away from these villages. Most worker who goes door-to-door sure. True. But we get 25K+ ity and the number of seekers in various part of the country. of the villagers are hesitant to explaining to villagers about the deaths no matter how you !" # ##$ in urban India with various still available with the the Union Health Ministry in Villagers of Manjhawli in walk and get a jab. vaccine and the need for it. look. Another approach: % " & States complaining about vac- States/UTs and more than 9 the SC, many from both the Faridabad damaged the vacci- “Even if counselled, vil- 400,000 cases, 22% test posi- #$%'% # cine shortage. lakh (9,24,910) vaccine doses categories who have registered nation centres at Gurukul lagers are unable to travel 17- tivity. Likely means we’re miss- (% So far, over 19 crore peo- will be provided in the next on the Co-Win will have to school and beat up health 20 km to the nearest centre just +,- ing 90% of infections,” Dr Jha ple have registered on CoWin three days, but it is not wait for little more before they workers a few days ago. The for vaccination. And if they said in the first of a series of Covid-19. He based his con- — the Government’s portal — enough even to cover 50 per could get the jab. health workers were going to eventually do reach, the inter- & &. tweets. clusion about death number including around 6.42 crore cent of those (2.42 crore) who this village to disseminate net is too slow and it takes “Truth is, no one knows going by the fact that scenes who registered from May 1 to registered in the last week information for Covid vacci- hours to register and verify ' '# ($ "!' exactly how many Indians from the crematoriums sug- 7, as per the data available from from May 1 to May 7. nations. In another case in online,” said in-charge of vac- %&! + '",) dying from Covid. We make gested that they were handling the Union Health Ministry. Realising that vaccines Nuh, Haryana, villagers threat- cination centre, Sampat Chak. estimates from cases, tests, IFR “two to four times spike in There huge demand for availability is going to take R ened to beat health workers if “In Ballia’s Basdih Road ' ,# (,%&! ,#!) (Infection Fatality Rate). And business”. vaccination is from urban areas time, the Union Health they insisted for vaccination. vaccination centre in UP, there look at real-world experiences: “About 27,000 Indians died mainly. Ministry last week asked the Besides the shortage of are over 20,000 population in - "# #( (, crematoriums, people’s homes. on typical day. Crematoriums However, so far, just 2.6 per States to prioritise administer- vaccines, the vaccination five villages but only 800-1000 %&! ! #') I don’t know the exact number handle that level of deaths cent of the total eligible popu- ing the second dose and use New Delhi: Health Minister process slowed down in this turned up for vaccination so but I know this. There is every day. Additional 4,000 lation has been fully vaccinat- supplies from the Centre in a Satyendar Jain on Monday said district as the majority of peo- far,” said a health worker on the - !$ $!" immense suffering. And it deaths won’t knock them off ed (two doses). On the other 70:30 ratio of second and first Delhi has only one day’s ple think the jab could cause condition of anonymity. must be brought to an end,” their feet,” he claimed. Jha said hand a country like the USA doses. Covaxin stock left and its infertility. Health workers are The Pilana vaccination + !" #$!%&!$ '!() said Jha. he believes that Covid-19 is which was hit hard by the Clearly, because of the Covishield doses will last for facing an uphill task to con- centre in Baghpat in Western Dr Jha is a physician and contributing 25-50 thousand Covid-19 for better part of the shortage of the vaccines and the just three to four days. The vince them for inoculation. UP witnessed a similar sce- P # $! ("!%&!# !+) researcher of the Brown deaths daily to India’s overall last year has vaccinated at least Government opening up the Minister’s remarks came a day In Bihar, most of the vac- nario. “There are about 200 University of Public Health in per day mortality numbers. 40 per cent of its population vaccination drive for those after Chief Minister Arvind cination centres are far away houses with 1500-2000 people. # !+ (%&'$ ,"$) the United States. “Crematoriums running 24×7 with both jabs. above 18 from May 1 (an esti- Kejriwal urged the Centre to from the villages. For instance, Of this, about 500 people are Dr Jha said the situation at and running out of firewood The Ministry has claimed mated 59 crore people that direct manufacturers to vaccination centres for aged above 50, but the cover- ', $($%&' '$$) crematoriums reveals that the suggest that the actual deaths that more than 1 crore Covid become eligible to receive the increase vaccine supplies to the Bahuara, Kandap, Sohgi vil- age in the past month would official data is under-reporting are at least 25,000 a day,” he vaccine doses (1,04,30,063) are shot, as per the affidavit filed by capital between May and July. lages are set up in Sampat just be a third of the target ! !( '"%&' () the number of deaths from adds. &% '( ) 12 Q R ! "R # * "* 4 % "#$#%&' Lok Sabha polls. Jammu: The official Twitter When the discussion was handle of Jammu & Kashmir (&)("* ("( he Congress on Monday initiated by Sonia Gandhi to Lieutenant Governor Manoj "#$#%&' Tonce again deferred the hold the polls, senior leaders Sinha was suspended briefly epal Prime Minister P everal bodies, decomposed, election for the post of a new like Ashok Gehlot, Ghulam due to an “automated systems NSharma Oli lost a trust Sbloated and suspected to be request was made to the party chief due to the prevail- Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma error” and was restored later. vote in the House of of people who succumbed to ADelhi High Court on ing pandemic situation. The said there is no need for elec- A Twitter spokesperson, Representatives on Monday, Covid 19, were on Monday Monday to give an early hear- decision was taken at the tions at this time due to Covid- when approached, said, “The in a fresh setback to the embat- found floating in Ganga River ing to a PIL seeking a stay on Congress Working Committee 19. account was flagged by our tled premier seeking to tight- in a Bihar district. the construction of the Central (CWC) chaired by interim By the time Sonia had automated systems in error. en his grip on power after the Officials in Chausa block of Vista here amid the raging chief Sonia Gandhi. informed the meeting that the This action has been reversed, CPN (Maoist Centre) led by Buxar, which borders Uttar Covid pandemic. The election will be only party’s Central Election and access to the account has Pushpakamal Dahal Pradesh, rushed to the spot of The request was men- after the Covid situation in the Authority chief Madhusudan been reinstated.” ‘Prachanda’ withdrew support the unseemly sight upon hear- ( "#$ % %$ *" %' + # tioned before a bench of Chief country improves. June 23 was Mistry had already worked The ‘@OfficeOfLGJandK’ to his Government. ing the news. # % , Justice DN Patel and Justice the scheduled date for holding out a schedule. handle with over 50,000 fol- Prime Minister Oli secured “We were alerted by the Jasmeet Singh by senior advo- the election. The issue of leadership is lowers had an account sus- 93 votes in the Lower House of local chowkidar that many ing that these are disposed of 4 5 cate Sidharth Luthra, and the This is the third time in a crucial as the group of 23 pension notice displayed with Parliament during a special bodies have been spotted float- in a decent manner”. court said an early hearing row the election for the Congress dissenters (G-23) had a line below reading session convened on the direc- ing from upstream. We have so Some news channels ** application be filed first. Congress president has been been pushing for a revamp of “Twitter suspends accounts tives of President Bidya Devi far recovered 15 of these.