“We are in the end game of the COVID-19 pandemic in India” Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that the Covid-19 pandemic in India is heading towards an end and the Covid-19 vaccination campaign should be kept away from politics. He said that people should trust the science related to vaccines and ensure that their loved ones get vaccinated on time. Harsh Vardhan while addressing the 62nd Annual Delhi State Medical Conference of Delhi Medical Association (DMA) organized in association with Dharmashila Narayan Hospital on Sunday said that more than two crore vaccines of Covid-19 have been planted in the country so far and vaccination rates It has increased to 1.5 million per day.
“Unlike most other countries, we have a steady supply of Covid-19 vaccines that are safe with proven immunogenicity and efficacy. Based on the initial results, these Made in India vaccines have shown some of the lowest adverse events following immunization (AEFI) anywhere in the world,” he said.
“Similarly, India cannot be safe from coronavirus and Covid-19 if rest of the world continues to be unsafe, which is why it is essential to curb Covid-19 vaccine nationalism.
“If poor and underdeveloped countries continue to harbour the novel coronavirus, we shall not be able to ensure safety for all. A fair and equitable distribution of the vaccine is the biggest need of the hour,” he said.
“At a time of global crisis, under the leadership of Modi Ji, India has emerged as an example to the world in international cooperation,” he was quoted as saying in the statement.
“It was Modi ji’s insistence that Covid-19 vaccines should be provided with no strings attached, and the countries without the vaccine supply should not be taken advantage of at the time of a global humanitarian crisis,” he said.
Looking at the possibility of eradication of Covid-19 in India, Vardhan said, “We are in the end game of the Covid-19 pandemic in India, and to succeed at this stage, we need to follow 3 steps: Keep politics out of the Covid-19 vaccination drive, trust the science behind Covid-19 vaccines, and ensure our near and dear ones get vaccinated on time.”
“My request to everyone is that just like people embraced ‘Jan Andolan for Covid-19 appropriate behaviour’, they should embrace Jan Andolan for Covid-19 vaccination and get all Covid-19 vaccine shots whenever they are eligible,” he said.
