Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is not mincing words when it comes to the allocation and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the minister, everything is being decided by experts with a scientific point of view. 'We have made a very detailed meticulous plan on this,' he said. Addressing the FICCI FLO's National Webinar on 'The Shifting Healthcare Paradigm During and Post-COVID', Vardhan said coronavirus vaccine will be available in a couple of months and it is estimated that by July-August, 400-500 million vaccine doses will be made available for 25-30 crore people.
'What we would have to do in March-April next year, we have started planning for it from now only,' Vardhan said. The minister said, 'We have also initiated an integrated response system against COVID-19 and will also host clinical trials for all the major vaccines. About 20 vaccines are in different stages of…
