Covid-19 Vaccines are 110 % safe, says Drug Controller General of India
On December 31, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged people to be careful regarding rumours about vaccines and as responsible citizens refrain from forwarding messages on social media without checking.
New Delhi: After DCGI’s approval for two covid vaccines, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Sunday quelled rumours surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines regarding impotency, rubbishing such speculations as “complete nonsense”.
“We will never approve anything if there is even the slightest safety concern. Vaccines are 110 per cent safe. Some side effects like mild fever, pain and allergy are common for every vaccine. It (rumours of impotency) is complete nonsense,” VG Somani, Drug Controller General of India said.
When asked if people would face side effects after taking the vaccine, the DCGI said, “Yes, minor side effects will be there, including a little like pain in the shoulders, a slight fever, little allergies. This occurs in every vaccine but of-course, the vaccine is 110 per cent safe.”
Meanwhile, he said, ‘It (the vaccines) are very safe don’t worry’ in his interaction.
#WATCH I We’ll never approve anything if there’s slightest of safety concern. Vaccines are 110 % safe. Some side effects like mild fever, pain & allergy are common for every vaccine. It (that people may get impotent) is absolute rubbish: VG Somani,Drug Controller General of India pic.twitter.com/ZSQ8hU8gvw
— ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2021
Here is what Akhilesh Yadav said on Covid vaccine
Earlier on Saturday, Samajwadi Party chief and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav had said, “COVID-19 vaccine might contain something, which can cause harm. Tomorrow, people will say the vaccine was given to kill or decrease the population. You can even become impotent, anything can happen.”
वैक्सीन का विरोध करने वालों का क्या ट्रीटमेंट है?
|@yadavakhilesh @kpmaurya1 #CoronaVaccine| pic.twitter.com/jKdNeb8ois— Newsroom Post (@NewsroomPostCom) January 2, 2021