Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 01, 2021, 10:53 AM
91 countries have been shocked by India's ban on export of corona vaccine worldwide. The World Health Organization says that banning exports from India has increased the risk of spreading a new strain of corona in these countries. The World Health Organization says that the ban on export of the vaccine has particularly shocked African countries. There is an increased risk of spreading the B.1.617.2 variant here. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Economist of the World Health Organization, said, "The vaccine supply has been affected in 91 countries of the world. This has happened due to non-reimbursement by the parent company of AstraZeneca especially after the ban from India.Swaminath said that apart from this new variant in these countries, the risk of new strains of corona has also increased. Vaccines were being supplied by India to middle and low income countries, but the mission was halted due to the rapid increase in cases domestically. Swaminathan says that the risk of corona in front of African countries is high. The reason for this is that even 0.5 percent of the population of these countries has not been able to get the corona vaccine. Not even all healthcare workers have come under this purview.He said that if we see such a difference in the supply of corona vaccine, then in the coming days, there will be a big inequality. On the one hand, due to the lack of corona cases, many countries will be seen returning to normal life, while in some countries corona can be devastating. Meanwhile, the government is being criticized for the purchase of the vaccine in India itself. The government is being targeted for the lack of vaccines. Due to the rapid rise of the second wave of Corona, many countries have decided to intensify the vaccination of their domestic population by stopping the export of vaccines.