‘Maybe in January’: Harsh Vardhan on first Covid-19 shot
Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that folks of the country could get a Covid-19 shot in January. His remarks comes days after the health ministry released a document, answering public queries on vaccination. “Our first priority has been safety and effectiveness of vaccines. We don’t want to compromise thereon . I personally feel, maybe in any week of January, we will be during a position to offer first Covid vaccine shot to people of India,” press agency ANI quoted Vardhan as saying. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is examining the applications of Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute of India (SII) and Pfizer to grant emergency use authorisation for his or her Covid-19 vaccines. Last week, the Centre had said that the DGCI has sought more data from these companies but it'll not impact the timeline of vaccine rollout.

Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday
“Our first priority has been safety and effectiveness of vaccines. We don’t want to compromise
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is examining the applications of Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute of India (SII) and Pfizer to grant emergency use authorisation
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The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC), headed by NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul, has recommended that 10 million healthcare staff, 20 million frontline workers and 270 million people over the age
The high-level group of ministers (GoM) on Covid-19 met on Saturday where Dr Paul made a presentation on three critical aspects of vaccination
Apart from discussions on vaccines, the GoM, which met for
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He presented an analysis of the pandemic in each state,