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.
The Union Health Minister was speaking at a virtual event of Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
Union minister says there will be no compromise on scientific and regulatory norms of the Covid vaccine. Digital platform CO-WIN will allow people to self-register for a shot.
Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.
Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
COMMENTS