Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stated on Monday that there has been no causal connection between the deaths that occurred after vaccination and the vaccines utilized under the Covid immunization program.
“There have been a few deaths reported of those who have received vaccines. However, it has not been established that their cause of death is a vaccine. I would like to appeal to everyone that the vaccines are safe.”Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister
Harsh Vardhan also stated that the share of Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) stands at 0.000312 percent of the total vaccination. "More than 60 lakh people have received the vaccine doses so far and if we calculate the share of minor side effects that occurred post-inoculation, it would come around 0.000312 percent," he said.
“If anyone still has a doubt over the safety and efficacy of vaccines, then they should do away with it.”Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister
The Minister was speaking at the event organized at Rajgarhia Vishram Sadan at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where he had come to distribute blankets to the occupants. The program was organized by the Indian Red Cross Society where Harsh Vardhan himself is a chairperson.
Meanwhile, he also reiterated his response in Parliament where he informed that in the third phase of the vaccination drive, the most vulnerable age group of people in the country -- those aged above 50 -- will get the first jab in March.
The vaccination for the third section of the priority groups —people aged 50 and above — will start in any week of March, said the Minister said.
The Health Minister also informed that seven more vaccines are under the pipeline while two are being used in the Covid immunization program.
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