India Entered "Endgame" Of Pandemic, Trust Vaccines: Health Minister
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on March 8 stated that India has entered the "endgame of the novel coronavirus pandemic" owing to the ongoing vaccination drive. The minister said science behind the COVID-19 vaccines should be trusted, everyone should get vaccinated and politics should be kept out of the inoculation process. Besides emphasising on India's successful domestic inoculation process, he said, "India has emerged as an example… read-more
Tags: Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Delhi Medical Association, Covid-19 Pandemic, Poliomyelitis
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Maha Govt Bans Coronil Sale; Minister Terms It Hurried, 'Deplorable'
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on February 23 ordered to prohibit the sale of Patanjali Ayurved’s Coronil medicine claiming protection against COVID-19. Criticising the hurried launch, Deshmukh also termed the advocacy by Union Ministers as “deplorable.” Reportedly, Deshmukh's jibe was at Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, who was present at the Coronil launch. Interestingly, the move came a day after the WHO denied clearing any… read-more
Tags: Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh, Patanjali Coronil, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, WHO, Covid-19
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IMA Seeks Suo-Explanation Over Patanjali's Coronil Launch
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has questioned Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan for his presence at "falsely fabricated unscientific product" Patanjali's Coronil launch, on February 19. Expressing shock on "the blatant lie of WHO certification" by Patanjali, the IMA called for a suo-moto investigation into the matter. The IMA alarmed after the global health body WHO cleared that it has not reviewd or certified efficacy of any… read-more
Tags: Indian Medical Organization, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Patanjali, Coronil, WHO
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Health Min Slams Opposition For Politicising COVID-19 Vaccines
Reacting to the Opposition’s 'politicising' comments on the recently approved two COVID-19 vaccines, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has lashed out at opposition leaders for discrediting "science-backed protocols". Mentioning Shashi Tharoor, Akhilesh Yadav and Jairam Ramesh, he tweeted, “Disgraceful for anyone to politicise such a critical issue.” Earlier, while Akhilesh Yadav termed it as BJP's vaccine and claimed to not get inoculated… read-more
Tags: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Akhilesh Yadav, Shashi Tharoor, Jairam ramesh
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