The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday claimed that it has organized 5,000 Kovaxin doses which will probably be given freed from value to devotees on the Golden Temple on 29 May.
It additionally claimed that it had entry to 1 million Pfizer vaccine doses by means of Sikh our bodies within the US, however imports of those vaccines had been being blocked by the Center.
Meanwhile, SGPC sources stated that they’ve been knowledgeable by the Center that Fazier has not but utilized for an Indian license.
At a press convention in Amritsar, SGPC chairperson Bibi Jagir Kaur stated: “SGPC has organized for five,000 doses of covaxine and for that reason roughly Rs 53 lakh has been spent. These vaccines will probably be made out there freed from value to the individuals. The free Kovid-19 vaccination camp will probably be inaugurated on May 29 close to the Information Center Plaza at Sachkhand Shri Harmander Sahib. I enchantment to the Sangat (devotees) to make the most of this camp and are available to the camp with their Aadhaar card.
SGPC plans to vaccinate 2,500 devotees on May 29.
Meanwhile, Bibi Jagir Kaur additionally stated that SGPC had written to the Center to permit import and use of Pfizer vaccine from the US, however no response has been acquired but.
Bibi Jagir Kaur stated, “Sikh organizations in the US want to help SGPC by supporting vaccines, but the Indian government is acting as a hindrance.”
According to SGPC sources, the US-based group Sikhism Universal has promised to offer a million doses of Pfizer vaccine to SGPC.
Sources stated, “SGPC had written to the Government of India for permission to import Pfizer and to vaccinate individuals in India. We had been promised 10 lakh doses of Pfizer by US-based Sikhism Universal. In response to SGPC’s demand, the Drug Controller General of India wrote again and informed us that Pfizer had not but utilized for an Indian license. We acquired the letter on 11 May. No efforts are being made by the federal government to hurry issues up. Sadly, somebody is keen to provide us the vaccine, however the Indian authorities shouldn’t be approving it. In this hour of disaster, such selections needs to be taken shortly during which tens of millions of lives may be saved by vaccination.
Meanwhile, Bibi Jagir Kaur stated that SGPC has purchased two Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) oxygen technology crops and a generator which is able to produce 1,000 liters of oxygen per minute.
Bibi Jagir Kaur stated, “The objective of SGPC is to set up a 150-bed ventilator ward so that patients can be cared for.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
