Ahead of the nationwide vaccination drive that is set to commence from January 16, Congress has as soon as once more raised the security challenge of the coronavirus vaccine. Today, Congress UP president Ajay Kumar Lallu asked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to take the initially shot of coronavirus vaccine so that there is no doubt in the minds of men and women in the state. “I urge Yogi Adityanath ji to begin the vaccination by getting himself vaccinated first so that there is no doubt in the minds of people in state,” Lallu mentioned.
On Wednesday, senior Congress leader Manish Tewari had raised the security problems with 1 of the two vaccines authorized by the Centre. Speaking to ANI, Tewari mentioned that Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin was licensed by government for emergency use. “But now government is saying that the recipient won’t be able to pick and choose the vaccine which he is administered to. When phase 3 trials of Covaxin is not complete, it raises various concerns on its efficacy,” he mentioned.
The former minister additional mentioned that the government should really not roll out Covaxin till its efficacy and reliability was fully established and phase 3 trials have been more than. “It should act in a manner whereby there is complete confidence in people. You can’t use rollout as phase 3 trial, Indians are not guinea pigs,” Manish Tewari mentioned.
Earlier, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav mentioned that he will not take vaccine manufactured by the BJP. One Samajawadi Party leader even mentioned that the vaccine may perhaps make men and women “impotent”. RJD’s Tej Pratap Yadav lately mentioned that he will take vaccine only following Prime Miister Modi has taken it.
The government has repeatedly mentioned that each the vaccines are protected and men and women should really not have any doubts about their security. The Centre has authorized two vaccines, Covishield of Oxford AstraZeneca and Covaxin of Bharat Biotech.
From Saturday, the Centre will commence vbaccine drive across the nation. In the initially stage, healthcare and frontline workers will be vaccinated. After this, priority will be provided to these above 50 years of age and the beneath-50 population groups with co-morbidities, collectively numbering about 27 crore.