New Delhi: Now At the moment of the covid-19 pandemic, when scientists are busy in finding a vaccine for the deadly disease, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan stated, when he was addressing the FICCI FLO webinar on ‘The Shifting Healthcare Paradigm During and Post-Covid’ on Thursday, that we are sure that the COVID-19 vaccine will be available in the next three-four months in India.
“I am confident that Covid-19 vaccine will be ready in the next three-four months. Priority for the vaccine will be designed on the basis of scientific data. Health care workers and corona warriors will naturally be prioritized followed by elderly and disease-prone people. Very detailed planning is underway for vaccine dissemination.
An e-vaccine intelligence platform has been created to discuss the blueprint for the same. Tracking and tracing of the vaccine would be neck-deep once it’s available for the public. Hopefully, 2021 should be a better year for all of us,” the Health Minister said in today’s webinar.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also said:
Our scientists are well-ahead of others in terms of research around vaccine development. We’re in a position that I can confidently tell Indians that in a couple of months from now, we should be able to deliver a vaccine: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on #COVID19 vaccine pic.twitter.com/U0nLyfgDmk
— ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2020
He also noted that the priority to offer the covid-19 vaccine to 135 Crore Indians will be focused on scientific assessment.
He supported the decision and effort of the Central government and some ‘very bold steps’ like “Janta curfew” were taken to counter the pandemic in the last few months.
