Covid19 National Telangana

Government Negotiates With Vaccine Manufacturers : KTR.

Telangana: Declaring that there was no scarcity of medical essentials relating to home isolation kits being provided free of cost to people, Municipal Administration Minister K.T. Rama Rao said the State had stocks of Remdesivir and other medicines to meet current requirements even as steps had been initiated to secure additional quantities of essential medicines.KTR spoke to reporters after overseeing a meeting of the task force constituted on Covid-19, which was attended by Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and other senior officials.

Discussions were on with manufacturers of the vaccine and other medicines required for treating Coronavirus (Covid-19) patients and the government was trying to ensure effective coordination in getting adequate quantities to meet the requirements. He said the meeting discussed the existing situation, including availability of medicines, bed strength and other infrastructure-related issues. There were more than 92 lakh people above 45 years in the State, of which, 38 lakh had already availed of the first dose of the vaccine. Close to 10 lakh people, including frontline warriors, were administered two doses of vaccination so far and the administering vaccine was progressing at a brisk pace.

There was no shortage of home treatment kits that were being provided to people as part of the door-to-door survey under way while the government was assessing the use of oxygen as well as doses of injections available. “More than 60 lakh households have been surveyed so far as part of the survey, which is yielding fruitful results,” he said.It was resolved to hold discussions with manufacturers of vaccine and medicine essentials in the coming days to ensure that the State met its requirements. The task force, he said, received suggestions on setting up a single helpline number across the State and steps had been initiated in this direction.

By Journalist Natalia Moses

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