(HT Illustrator)Picking holes in the national vaccination policy, the top court held that the liberalised policy introduced on May 1 “conflicts with the constitutional balance of responsibilities between the Centre and states”. The court further requisitioned copies of all relevant documents and file noting from the government, “reflecting its thinking and culminating in the vaccination policy”. The Union government effected significant changes to its Covid-19 vaccination protocol from May 1 in a set of decisions it called the liberalised vaccination policy. This change paved for people in the 18-45 age group to get doses, as long as these shots were acquired directly by the states or private hospitals from the manufacturers. The government decided the doses will be split in a ratio of 50:25:25 between the Centre, states/UTs, and private hospitals.

Source: Hindustan Times June 02, 2021 19:18 UTC