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People won t be given a choice on which Covid vaccine to take: Govt
Member (Health), NITI Aayog Dr. Vinod K. Paul along with the Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Rajesh Bhushan addressing a press conference on the actions taken, preparedness and updates on Covid-19, in New Delhi on Tuesday
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New Delhi: There will be a gap of 28 days between two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and its effectiveness will begin 14 days after the second dose, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Addressing a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said vaccine effectiveness will be seen only after 14 days.
Read more about For now, Covid vaccine recipients will not get to choose from 2 options on Business Standard. The government hinted that for now, the Covid vaccine recipients will not have the option to choose from the two vaccines approved for restricted emergency use
Coronavirus | No option to select between Covishield and Covaxin, says Union Health Secretary
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Vaccine rollout starts on January 16.
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The first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine Covishield arrives at Bengaluru airport on January 12, 2021.
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Vaccine rollout starts on January 16. People would not have the option of making a choice between the two available COVID-19 vaccines – Covishield and Covaxin – when the rollout starts on January 16, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said at a press conference on Tuesday.
The Union government, he said, had agreed to procure 110 lakh Covishield doses from the Serum Institute of India (SII) at ₹200/dose and 55 lakh doses of Covaxin from Bharat Biotech (BBIL), of which 38.5 lakh doses is priced at ₹295/dose. BBIL would provide 16.50 lakh doses of Covaxin free of cost to the Central government as a special gesture.