Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan told the Lok Sabha on Sunday that four coronavirus vaccines in India were in advanced stages of pre-clinical trials. The health minister responded to a question by Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on when the people of India could expect a vaccine to be launched, ANI reported.
“The pandemic cannot be prevented but the intensity of pandemic could have been mitigated,” Chowdhury was quoted as saying by the news agency. “The measure of mitigation was not up to the mark. I have doubts over coronavirus deaths in the country. I think there are serious under-reported deaths in our country. How many hospitals in the country can issue a medical certification for causing of death? Harsh Vardhan ji tell us, when the vaccine will come? Indians are waiting for the vaccine,” he said.
The health minister said: “Across the…
