Health Ministry gave an update about India’s Covid vaccination drive and said that over 4.50 lakh people were vaccinated till this morning.
‘Active cases in the country stands at around 2 lakhs after seven months and the number is declining.
After eight months, daily number of deaths is less than 140,’ health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.
‘0.18% adverse events have been reported following immunisation and 0.002% of the vaccinated people were hospitalised following immunization,’ Bhushan added.
Meanwhile, Dr VK Paul confirmed that a nasal vaccine for Covid had been identified and it would be game changer if it does work.
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