URL copied Absolute rubbish : DCGI on impotency rumours, says Covid vaccines 110% safe
As India gears up for the world s largest vaccination programme, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Sunday quelled rumours surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines regarding impotency, quoting such speculations as absolute rubbish . We will never approve anything if there is even the slightest safety concern. Vaccines are 110 per cent safe. Some side effects like mild fever, pain and allergy are common for every vaccine. It (rumours of impotency) is absolute nonsense, VG Somani, Drug Controller General of India was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
When asked if people would face side effects after taking the vaccine, the DCGI said, Yes, minor side effects will be there, including a little like pain in the shoulders, a slight fever, little allergies. This occurs in every vaccine but of-course, the vaccine is 110 per cent safe.
Somanis statement on Thursday comes on the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is making preparations for the largest adult immunisation programme in the world.