Vaccines approved are ‘110 % safe,’ says DCGI Chief VG Somani

Vaccines of Bharat Biotech and Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) are being approved for restricted emergency use, says DCGI Chief Dr VG Somani. Somani said that the vaccines are 100 per cent safe and theirs is nothing to fear about its side effects. “Pain, mild fever, and allergy are some very common side effects of every vaccine. The DCGI will not approve vaccines if there is even a slightest of safety concern,” he said.