Stop COVID vaccine misinformation campaigns: Harsh Vardhan to states
New Delhi, Jan 07: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan held a meeting with health ministers of states and Union territories a day before the nationwide Covid-19 vaccine dry run.
Vardhan asked the state authorities to be prepared and stop misinformation campaign.
The minister said that the Centre has provided all the relevant information about Covid-19 and the vaccines which are expected to be launched in a few days, and this should be used to stop any misinformation campaign on social media or elsewhere.
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"Covid-19 vaccines 'Covishield' and 'Covaxin' are on the verge of being available in the country. Our efforts are to ensure seamless last mile delivery of the vaccine," added Vardhan.
"The feedback from dry run of Covid-19 vaccine in four states was reviewed in today's meeting. We have made improvements based on the feedback. Tomorrow dry run will be done in 33 states and union territories," the health minister said.
He
also
said
that
vaccinators
are
being
trained
and
guidelines
on
vaccination
plan
has
been
distributed.
"We
follow
a
set
of
protocol
for
such
exercises,
like
a
person
has
to
be
kept
under
observation
for
half
an
hour,
in
case
a
need
arises,
he/she
will
be
attended
to.
So,
I
ask
all
the
state
authorities
to
be
ready
for
tomorrow's
dry
run,"
said
Vardhan.
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The second round of dry run will take place on January 8 across all districts of the country, except in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. While Uttar Pradesh has already conducted the dry run in all districts on January 5, Haryana has organised it today.