NITI Aayog member Dr V. K. Paul said thwarting the third wave of Covid-19 pandemic is in the hands of the people as “it can be stopped if Covid appropriate behaviour is followed, and majority of the people get vaccinated”.
Paul’s remarks came a day after a record 85 lakh Covid vaccination doses were administered across the country till Monday midnight with the beginning of the implementation of the revised Covid-19 vaccination policy, in which the Centre is procuring 75 per cent of domestically available vaccines for free jabs to the 18-plus population.
Paul reminded that a “third wave can be stopped if Covid appropriate behaviour is followed, and the majority of people get vaccinated”. If we follow Covid appropriate behaviour, this period will pass,” a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) statement mentioned quoting Paul.The NITI Aayog Member also dismissed the rumours against Covid-19 vaccines, saying “it is a big mistake to think that our vaccines are unsafe”.
“All vaccines of the world have been approved under Emergency Use Authorization, just like our vaccines. People from various sections of society have taken these. The second wave has now receded and it is the best time to take the Covid-19 vaccine.”
