Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday said that emergency use authorization to COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin raises concerns on its efficacy as phase three trials have not been completed and its roll out can t be used as phase three trial. He said Indians are not guinea pigs . Covaxin was licensed by the government for emergency use. Now government is saying that the recipient won t be able to pick and choose the vaccine which he s administered. When phase three trials of Covaxin is not complete, it raises various concerns on its efficacy, Tewari told ANI.
The former union minister said the government should act in a manner whereby there s complete confidence in people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launches pan-India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive, in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI Photo
“These vaccines will give us a ‘decisive victory’ in our fight against COVID-19,” said the Prime Minister, hailing the Indian resolve against COVID-19 as one of confidence and self reliance.
Exhorting people against falling for rumours or propaganda, the Prime Minister equated Indian scientists and researchers with meditating saints, who worked through the last year to deliver two made-in-India vaccines which are the most “cost effective in the world”.
I wish India & Sri @narendramodi ji great success in launching the world’s largest COVID vaccination roll-out. It brings me great pride that #COVISHIELD is part of this historic effort & to endorse it’s safety & efficacy, I join our health workers in taking the vaccine myself. pic.twitter.com/X7sNxjQBN6
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Indians are not guinea pigs, you can t use Covaxin rollout as phase 3 trial: Manish Tewari ANI | Updated: Jan 14, 2021 00:31 IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Congress leaderManish Tewari on Wednesday said that emergency use authorization to COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin raises concerns on its efficacy as phase three trials have not been completed and its roll out can t be used as phase three trial. He said Indians are not guinea pigs . Covaxin was licensed by the government for emergency use. Now government is saying that the recipient won t be able to pick and choose the vaccine which he s administered. When phase three trials of Covaxin is not complete, it raises various concerns on its efficacy, Tewari told ANI.