Responding to a question about people contracting the coronavirus infection even after taking both doses of COVID vaccine, he said these are "disease-modifying" vaccines and there is an 85 percent reduction in hospitalisation after vaccination which is well established internationally.
Respiratory viruses may go through minor genetic mutations from time to time. But after several drifts, they can become a cause of concern as has happened with the new UK strain of the coronavirus. It has a higher transmissibility rate of about 60 per cent, he said at a press briefing.
Balram Bhargava, who is also a cardiologist, is recovering well and likely to be discharged soon.
New Delhi, Apr 11: Accused of "supressing the truth" about drug resistant bacteria reportedly found in Delhi's public water supply, the Union Health Ministry today said India was being "unnecessarily and wrongly blamed" and singled
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