Coronavirus vaccine will be ready in 3-4 months, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Delhi | Thursday | 19th November, 2020

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New Delhi: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that he is `confident` that the coronavirus vaccine will be ready in the next three to four months.

Minister Harsh Vardhan was addressing the FICCI FLO webinar on `The Shifting Healthcare Paradigm During and Post-Covid` when he made the statement.

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New Delhi: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that he is `confident` that the coronavirus vaccine will be ready in the next three to four months.

Minister Harsh Vardhan was addressing the FICCI FLO webinar on `The Shifting Healthcare Paradigm During and Post-Covid` when he made the statement.

"I am confident that COVID-19 vaccine will be ready in the next three-four months.

Priority for the vaccine will be designed on the basis of scientific data.

Health care workers and corona warriors will naturally be prioritised followed by elderly and disease-prone people.

Very detailed planning is underway for vaccine dissemination.

An e-vaccine intelligence platform has been created to discuss the blueprint for the same.