Vaccination and the private sector

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A few days ago, at a CII event, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal castigated the private sector for having failed to fulfil their promises on Covid vaccination. He is reported to have said, “You all (in the private sector) demanded and I remember how you all fought with me and sought that vaccination be opened up for the private sector. Today, you are not even buying those 25 per cent vaccines allotted to you.”

He talked about the lofty promises made by corporate chieftains. He said, “I remember one industry group said, ‘I will do one crore vaccinations’ and another said,