Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to roll out the world's biggest Covid-19 vaccine drive on Saturday. In the words of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, "it will probably be the beginning of the end of Covid-19".
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Can COVID-19 vaccine make you infertile? Health Minister Harsh Vardhan busts myths about side effects
Can COVID-19 vaccine cause infertility in men and women? Can one catch COVID-19 from the vaccine? Are there any known side effects of COVID vaccine? Rumours are abuzz as India inches closer to the day when it rolls out the world s largest vaccination programme. Read on to unravel the truth.Â
Can COVID-19 vaccine cause infertility in men and women?
There is no scientific evidence to suggest that COVID Vaccine could cause infertility in either men or women. Kindly do not pay heed to such rumours or information from unverified sources, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan wrote on Twitter.Â
What s got Indians excited about Covid shot
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Come 16 January, India will join about 50 countries to offer a vaccine against the coronavirus. The ‘decisive turning point’, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it, was indeed much awaited after a disastrous pandemic. But Google search records show Indians have been among the least curious about coronavirus vaccines compared to major countries where a vaccine has been launched. Top domestic vaccine contenders entered the consciousness of Indian Google users quite late, the data show.
For the two vaccine manufacturers that India is banking on, search interest on Google has spiked twice since October. But neither instance came due to scientific achievements. Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech generated interest when Modi visited their facilities on 28 November. Bharat Biotech got a spike again earlier this month after an unseemly spat with Serum Institute and questions around the efficac
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We weren’t told we were part of trial, say test subjects in India
A medic administers Covaxin to a health worker during its trials in Ahmedabad, India, on Nov 26, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
PublishedJan 12, 2021, 3:00 pm SGT
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