While speaking with a prominent media house, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday has given a gigantic statement hence, has proved he is people's representative and would always safeguard them. Concerned about the rising number of coronavirus infections and scarcity of vaccine, CM Kejriwal said if will have to beg for the vaccine to save lives of Delhiites, he would do so.
He has also backed the notion of door-to-door vaccination and said the Centre must lift the restrictions imposed on the states so that the maximum number of people can be inoculated by opening more vaccination centers.
"We will run door-to-door vaccination in Delhi if the central government allows it. We can vaccinate all of Delhi in three months," said CM Kejriwal.
For the effective vaccination, Kejriwal suggested that PM should set targets for all chief ministers for administering the doses in accordance with the state's population size.
Stressing over being infected after injected, Kejriwal said is credible as 37 doctors of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital caught the contagious virus despite receiving both jabs of the vaccine.
However, he said that the infection severity level might lower down among people who are found to be positive for COVID post-vaccination. The virus in the body would not be lethal and most of the cases will be asymptomatic, Kejriwal added.
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Though Kejriwal does not seem to have contended with the Centre's process of vaccination drive. He said vaccination drive is centralized but the states must be given the responsibility to run drive effectively as they have their own promising doctors and experts.
"All state governments are elected; they have their own doctors and experts. All state governments are responsible and will open vaccination centers and inoculate people on a large scale because they are directly accountable to the people," he said.
Reacting to the current scenario, Kejriwal said that the government has increased the bed capacity in its hospitals and is ready to combat the second wave of coronavirus if it gets worse.
"If we face shortages, I will come clean before the public," he asserted.
Talking over the vaccine availability crunch, Delhi CM said India has sent 6.5 crore vaccines to 84 countries despite we are facing scarcity. "The government's priority should be to vaccinate Indians first, once we do that we can extend help towards other nations," he added.