Both vaccines safe, hesitation should end: Govt

January 19, 2021 17:17

Health Ministry press briefing on COVID19 situation"

-- 4,54,049 people have been vaccinated till now. Active cases around 2 lakh after seven months and the number is declining. Daily number of deaths less than 140 after eight months.

-- 0.18% adverse events happened following immunization and 0.002% of people were hospitalized following immunization. These are fairly low and the lowest so far in the world in the first three days.

-- The concerns about adverse effects and serious problems, as of now, seem to be insignificant. Data show that we are in a comfortable situation and we would like to reassure you that the two COVID-19 vaccines are safe.

-- The vaccine hesitancy should end. How will we defeat the pandemic then? We are not fulfilling our societal responsibility if a vaccine assigned to you is not being taken. The whole world is clamouring for the vaccine. I request the doctors and nurses to accept the vaccine."

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