1. Freedom for states to select & distribute vaccines of their choice
2. Differential pricing for Center & States
3. Demands by states for center to pay for their 50% share as well
4. Freedom for private hospitals to procure vaccines
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1. A thread about states being given freedom to purchase 50% of the vaccines of their choice and the brouhaha around differential pricing for Central and State governments.
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1. Freedom for states to select & distribute vaccines of their choice
2. Differential pricing for Center & States
3. Demands by states for center to pay for their 50% share as well
4. Freedom for private hospitals to procure vaccines
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Various states & opposition parties complained about total control of vaccine procurement & distribution by Modi led central govt.
Politically motivated accusations of partiality & preferential (non)allocations to states were made.
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And the freedom to decide user charges for such vaccines {free/at cost/more than cost}
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They accused Modi of approving Covaxin even before the trials were complete to benefit the ruling party/Modi politically
This move gives those states an option to NOT buy Covaxin
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Bharat Biotech has not yet come out with its pricing for Covaxin.
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1. From May 1st when states are allowed to purchase vaccines, Serum Institute has clarified that it will charge βΉ400/- per dose of CoviShield, to both Center & States.
2. Serum said, private buyers will be charged $600/- per dose for CoviShield.
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But, where did the βΉ150/- per dose come from?
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1. Healthcare professionals
2. Frontline workers
3. Most vulnerable segments of people (45+ with comorbidities)
Serum charged less than its cost price
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This charity of Serum is now used against the same company to accuse it of some underhand agreement to favour Modi.
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Such disgusting behaviour during even a pandemic is not beneath these 'opposition leaders'. Their hatred for Modi is such.
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Private persons/companies spending their own money to help India & Indians overcome this crisis.
Ex: TATA, Ambani, etc., are providing free Oxygen.
& Serum, by subsiding shots for our frontline & vulnerable.
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It's between
Govt - center/states @ βΉ400/shot
vs
Private institutions @ 600/shot
The "rich", who "prefer" private hospitals - inspite of free/cheaper shot at govt facilities can, and should pay a higher price. No?
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Facts:
1. Center is already paying & giving for free, shots needed for frontline workers, soldiers & the most vulnerable (45+ with comorbidities) ~20cr doses/10cr citizens by May 1st.
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3. Currently, vaccine is only for 18+ i.e a total of 100 crore max
4. Of which Center already covered 10 crore (by May 1st)
5. Of the remaining 90 crore, center will cover 50% free i.e 45 crore more
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That is 45/135 crores total population = 33%.
7. If private facilities at a higher price are preferred by 1/5th of these 33%, then a state has to provide for say 27% of its total population.
Just above 1/4th.
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Of which, Telangana govt has to take care of 27% i.e 1.08cr people i.e 2.16 cr doses at a cost of βΉ864cr.
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Of which
33% i.e 1.32cr @ βΉ400/dose at βΉ1056cr for 2 doses.
&
7% i.e 28Lakhs @ βΉ150/dose at 84cr
Total Cost:
Telangana Govt: βΉ864cr
Central Govt: βΉ1140cr
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Which is almost the same as the states' share of taxes collected by the Center 42% (grants & expenditure on central schemes/works in states excluded, else it is much higher %)
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See this thing that @lymanstoneky wrote:
And see this thing that I wrote:
And see this book that @JamesFallows wrote:
And see this other thing that I wrote:
One thing I've been noticing about responses to today's column is that many people still don't get how strong the forces behind regional divergence are, and how hard to reverse 1/ https://t.co/Ft2aH1NcQt
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 20, 2018
See this thing that @lymanstoneky wrote:
And see this thing that I wrote:
And see this book that @JamesFallows wrote:
And see this other thing that I wrote:
1/x Fort Detrick History
Mr. Patrick, one of the chief scientists at the Army Biological Warfare Laboratories at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., held five classified US patents for the process of weaponizing anthrax.
2/x
Under Mr. Patrickβs direction, scientists at Fort Detrick developed a tularemia agent that, if disseminated by airplane, could cause casualties & sickness over 1000s miΒ². In a 10,000 miΒ² range, it had 90% casualty rate & 50% fatality rate
3/x His team explored Q fever, plague, & Venezuelan equine encephalitis, testing more than 20 anthrax strains to discern most lethal variety. Fort Detrick scientists used aerosol spray systems inside fountain pens, walking sticks, light bulbs, & even in 1953 Mercury exhaust pipes
4/x After retiring in 1986, Mr. Patrick remained one of the worldβs foremost specialists on biological warfare & was a consultant to the CIA, FBI, & US military. He debriefed Soviet defector Ken Alibek, the deputy chief of the Soviet biowarfare program
https://t.co/sHqSaTSqtB
5/x Back in Time
In 1949 the Army created a small team of chemists at "Camp Detrick" called Special Operations Division. Its assignment was to find military uses for toxic bacteria. The coercive use of toxins was a new field, which fascinated Allen Dulles, later head of the CIA
Mr. Patrick, one of the chief scientists at the Army Biological Warfare Laboratories at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., held five classified US patents for the process of weaponizing anthrax.
2/x
Under Mr. Patrickβs direction, scientists at Fort Detrick developed a tularemia agent that, if disseminated by airplane, could cause casualties & sickness over 1000s miΒ². In a 10,000 miΒ² range, it had 90% casualty rate & 50% fatality rate
3/x His team explored Q fever, plague, & Venezuelan equine encephalitis, testing more than 20 anthrax strains to discern most lethal variety. Fort Detrick scientists used aerosol spray systems inside fountain pens, walking sticks, light bulbs, & even in 1953 Mercury exhaust pipes
4/x After retiring in 1986, Mr. Patrick remained one of the worldβs foremost specialists on biological warfare & was a consultant to the CIA, FBI, & US military. He debriefed Soviet defector Ken Alibek, the deputy chief of the Soviet biowarfare program
https://t.co/sHqSaTSqtB
5/x Back in Time
In 1949 the Army created a small team of chemists at "Camp Detrick" called Special Operations Division. Its assignment was to find military uses for toxic bacteria. The coercive use of toxins was a new field, which fascinated Allen Dulles, later head of the CIA
