Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 7 said that the country will not have to wait too long for the coronavirus vaccine even as he cautioned people that there should be no laxity as far as prevention of the infection is concerned.
Meanwhile, Neeraj Nischal, Associate Professor of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) warnned that “seeing the vaccine as a magic bullet is fraught with danger”. He explains that social vaccines and biological vaccines will have to go hand in hand in the long fight ahead.
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1.54 lakh vaccinators to be used for COVID vaccination, says Health Secretary
Additional vaccinators: Presently, there are 2.39 lakh vaccinators across the country, only 1.54 lakh of them to be used for Covid vaccination. Therefore, the drive will have minimal impact on routine health services, including…
