Harsh Vardhan, Farooq Abdullah get vaccinated

March 02, 2021 11:50

Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan and his wife take first dose of COVID vaccine at Delhi Heart & Lung Institute.

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the second phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive in the country by getting a dose of the home-grown Covaxin.

The country has now expanded its vaccination campaign to inoculate around 27 crore people including everyone above 60 and over 45 but with co-morbidities.

The Union Health Minister said the data at this stage indicated no link between new Covid-19 strains and the spike in infections, which he attributed to easing off on required restrictions like maintaining social distancing.

"The increase in the number of cases - in Maharashtra, Kerala or any other state - has nothing to do with the new Covid strains, either Brazilian, South African or from the UK," Vardhan said, adding, "I am hopeful things are going to settle down and the recent spurt is not a permanent thing."

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