LAKSHADWEEP WASTING VAX

Amid rising Covid19 vaccine demands, wastage of the key injection has been a matter of grave concern for the government with reports of highest 22% wastage in Lakshadweep followed by Haryana and Assam. Af ter Lakshadweep, Haryana account for the second highest state with wastage of 6.65% vaccine followed by Assam (6.07%), Ministr y of Health and Family Welfare's ( MoHFW) latest data said. Rajasthan has reported 5.5% wastage, Punjab 5.05% and Bihar 4.96%. Dadra and Nagar reported 4.93% vaccine wastage followed by Meghalaya (4.21%), Tamil Nadu (3.94%) and Manipur (3.56%).