Vaccination will be last nail in coffin of COVID-19: Health Minister

While COVID-19 vaccination has started in India, the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the coronavirus vaccine is completely safe and effective. The government does not want people who are hesitant to take vaccines to suffer any disadvantage, Harsh Vardhan said, adding that "Everyone should get equal protection just like our doctors." Also Read | Vaccination will be done on four days a week: Arvind Kejriwal "The message is clear that the coronavirus vaccine is completely safe and effective, he said. The Union Health Minister said that "The said adverse events or side effects surfacing are common and it can be seen after any vaccination." Also Read | Rahul Gandhi asks PM Narendra Modi to clarify on COVID-19 vaccination programme The vaccination will be the last nail in the coffin of COVID-19, he said, adding that it was unfortunate that some people were spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccination in India for political reasons. "This has developed vaccine hesitancy in a small group of people," he said. As of January 21, till 7 AM, a total of 8,06,484 beneficiaries have received the vaccines. In the last 24 hours, 1,31,649 people were vaccinated across 2,398 sessions while a total of 14,118 sessions have been conducted so far. India on Thursday reported 15,223 new COVID-19 cases, 19,965 discharges, and 151 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry stated. The total number of coronavirus cases in India has increased to 1,06,10,883 while Active cases are 1,92,308. Click here to read more articles on Health.  -PTC News