Harsh Vardhan's statement comes as the worldwide tally of COVID-19 cases surpassed the 100 million mark on Wednesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
Vaccination against COVID-19 will lead to people not transmitting the disease and its eradication in some time, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday as he unveiled IEC posters to address the emerging issue of vaccine hesitancy in some sections of the population.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the world's largest vaccination programme covering the entire length and breadth of the country and urged people to show patience during the COVID-19 immunisation drive as they had shown till now in fighting the pandemic.
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Harsh Vardhan said that soon it would be a reality to vaccinate the entire population in the country against COVID-19 after prioritising risk groups.
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan Friday visited Chennai's Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital to review the dry run for administering the Covid-19 vaccine.
Hours after India's drugs regulator approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Sunday called it a "watershed moment" in India’s famed battle against COVID-19.
The Minister had on Saturday visited two mock vaccination sites in Delhi to review the dry run drill for administering COVID-19 vaccine.
The statement by Satyendar Jain and Dr. Harsh Vardhan came at a time when the country is conducting dry run for vaccination. In Delhi, the dry run began at three sites, which were visited by the union health minister.
In Delhi, mock-drives are being conducted at three sites -- government-run Guru Teg Bahadur hospital in Shahdara, primary health centre in Daryaganj, and private Venkateshwara hospital in Dwarka.
Responding to a question on the panic over the new strain and a demand to ban flights from the UK, Vardhan told reporters, "I would say this to all that all these imaginary situations, imaginary talks, imaginary panic... don't involve yourself in this."
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that the first shot of a coronavirus vaccine could be administered in "any week of January".
Allaying the fear of the public, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday emphasised that no compromise has been made on scientific and regulatory norms related to the Covid-19 vaccine.
Stating that a clear picture on COVID-19 vaccine will emerge by the first few months of 2021, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that by June-July, almost 30 crore people will get a scientifically approved, safe and efficacious vaccine.
When will the vaccine be available in India? Citizens are awaiting a positive and early response to this question. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, in an exclusive interview with India TV, made a big announcement.
India will deliver a COVID-19 vaccine in a couple of months, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday. He said about 400-500 million doses will be made available by July-August for 25-30 crore people.
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday approved a new category called 'Wards of COVID warriors' in the guidelines for selection and nomination of candidates against Central Pool MBBS/BDS seats for the academic year 2020-21.
India's HIV prevention model can be adopted and scaled up in many countries by tailoring the targeted interventions programme as per local settings and can also be replicated in other prevention and disease control initiatives, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday.
From the development of indigenous vaccines to novel point-of-care diagnostics, India has initiated an integrated response to overcome the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Union minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan reviewed on Monday the COVID-19 situation in nine states, including West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, and expressed concern that the winters and the festive season could potentially threaten the gains made against the viral infection.
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