Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the first vaccine for COVID-19 is likely to be available in the first quarter of 2021.
“Research to develop a vaccine is being done expeditiously. There are at least three such viable vaccine candidates (Covishield, Covaxin and ZyCov-D) that are in the phase of clinical trials right now in the country. We’re hopeful that within 1st quarter of 2021 it will be available,” Dr. Vardhan was quoted as saying by the news agency ANI.
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