RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav has made a controversial statement regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. The leader said,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take first shot of COVID19 vaccine, then, we will also take it."
There has been a controversy surrounding the Bharat Biotech's Covaxin which has got DCGI approval before it divulged third phase trial data. Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said that the emergency approval to COVID-19 vaccine--Covaxin is premature and could be dangerous as it is still under phase 3 trial. He urged Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to wait till full trials of the vaccine are completed.
However, Bharat Biotech's Chairman and Managing Director Dr Krishna Ella, Covaxin, is 200 per cent safe and it has shown less than 10 per cent adverse reaction in trials so far.
Few days ago Bihar Congress leader Ajit Sharma had also said that PM Modi should take the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine to assure the people of the country.COVID-19 vaccines of Serum Institue of India and Bharat Biotech have been granted permission for restricted use in an emergency situation.