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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi once again took a dig at the alleged deficiency of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India, at a time when Mansukh Mandaviya replaces Dr Harsh Vardhan as the health minister of the country. Mandaviya took charge of the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rejig of the Union cabinet.
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The change in the portfolio comes at a crucial juncture when India is in the middle of an unprecedented global pandemic, with reports of vaccine shortages plaguing various parts of the country.
“Does this mean no more vaccine shortage?” the Congress leader asked, popping his post with the hashtag “#change”. Rahul Gandhi’s veiled jibe at the cabinet reshuffle seems to have pointed out a question: If the new health minister would respond to the issue of vaccine deficiency, or if he would follow in the footsteps of his predecessor who frequently hit back against critiques over the same.
Does this mean no more vaccine shortage?#Change
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 8, 2021
