PIB Fact Contradicted NDTV's Claim Over Indian Covid-19 Vaccine Rejection

The Ministry of Health and Press Information Bureau (PIB) on December 9 clarified NDTV's report on rejection of Indian Covid-19 vaccine to be fake. The news channel aired on the television stating, "The vaccine developed by the Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech has been rejected due to safety concerns". The report claimed, the information has come through sources. Several other mainstream news channels including News18 and India Today professed the NDTV's report and communicated. However, the Health Ministry’s and Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Twitter handle declared the NDTV's news as fake. Later, the few other news portals mentioned an article and acclaimed "the emergency use of the vaccine is not yet clear!"