Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday told that the country is developing seven more Covid-19 vaccines and also working on further vaccine development to inoculate every citizen of India.
Dr Harsh Vardhan said the Centre does not have any immediate plan to make the vaccines available in the open market and a decision will be taken as the situation demands.
The Covid-19 inoculation process for people aged above 50 will start in March, Dr Harsh Vardhan informed to the media.
“We are not dependent only on the two vaccines as the country is working on seven more indigenous vaccines.
“Simultaneously, we are also working on the development of more vaccines because India is a huge country and we need more players and research to reach out to everyone,” he said.
“Presently, Covid-19 vaccines are being administered on an emergency basis, under full observation and in a controlled manner. If the vaccines are released in the open market, there won’t be any control over them. The decision will be taken as the situation demands,” The Union Health Minister added.
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