The health minister said all eminent doctors of well-known hospitals have taken the vaccines and only a handful are interested in spreading rumours and encouraging vaccine hesitancy.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also appealed to not pay attention to rumours and misinformation. He said there is no need to worry as experts have said the vaccines are safe.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan cautioned that even if the vaccination drive is on, there should not be a lowering of guard against Covid and people must follow appropriate behaviour.
The Union Minister said that the country has done well in developing vaccines in the shortest possible time, and presently two vaccines have been given emergency use authorisation.
A massive countrywide mock drill to prepare for the Covid-19 vaccination is being conducted on 8 January at 736 districts across 33 States and Union Territories by the Centre.
He said free vaccines would be provided in the first phase to the most prioritised beneficiaries, which would include one crore healthcare and two crore frontline workers.
Pneumosil, developed by SII in collaboration with partners like Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will be available at an affordable price, the health ministry said.
Dismissing the panic over new strain of Covid virus and demand to ban flights from UK, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said these are 'imaginary situations' and 'imaginary panic'.
The Union Health Minister was speaking at the 22nd meeting of the high-level Group of Ministers a day after India's Covid caseload crossed the one-crore mark.
There’s a subtle radicalism in a name like Siraj being spoken with national pride. His success is read as proof that someone from a working-class, Pasmanda background can achieve this status.
Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.
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