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Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan chaired the 148th session of WHO Executive Board.
He said, We are on the verge of defeating the pandemic by adopting a pre-emptive, proactive and collaborative strategy.
He also said that the past year 2020 has been the Year Of Science .
New Delhi: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan has said that the world is on the verge of defeating COVID-19 and that 2020 was the year of coronavirus vaccines discovery.
Harsh Vardhan chaired the 148th session of WHO Executive Board through video conference and said, Allow me to thank the member nations that despite the wide disparity in their epidemiological trends, we are on the verge of defeating the pandemic by adopting a pre-emptive, proactive and collaborative strategy.
India records lowest daily new Covid-19 cases after 8 months ANI | Updated: Jan 26, 2021 16:03 IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): India has crossed a crucial milestone in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as the daily new cases touched a new low on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Health of Family Welfare (MoHFW).
As many as 9,102 daily new cases were added to the national tally in the last 24 hours after 237 days. The daily new cases were 9,304 on 4th June 2020. India records lowest new cases after eight months; 9,102 found positive in the last 24 hours. Active cases now 1.66 per cent of cumulative positive cases. Number of vaccinated healthcare workers crosses 20 lakhs, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan tweeted.
Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla, noted that misleading rumours are circulating on social and other media, creating doubt about the safety and efficacy of these vaccines.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu urged the Centre to consider the Telangana government’s request to set up a vaccine testing and certification lab in Hyderabad.Naidu spoke to the Union Health Minister
Harsh Vardhan unveils IEC campaign to address vaccine hesitancy ANI | Updated: Jan 21, 2021 20:10 IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): To address the emerging issue of vaccine hesitancy in some sections of the population in the country, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan, unveiled IEC posters on Thursday.
The world s largest immunisation exercise against COVID-19 was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 16, 2021, and according to official data, more than 8 lakh healthcare workers have been vaccinated till 7 am on January 21, 2021.
As per an official release, the Union Health Minister reminded everyone of the achievements of the country, the second-most populous country in the world.