Forty-nine scientists and doctors, while vouching for the safety of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Serum Institute of India’s Covishield, expressed shock at the “irresponsible statements by vested interest in media...defaming scientific community”.
Just one day away from the vaccine roll-out, a statement signed by T D Dogra, former director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences on behalf of the group, said, “Such reprehensible utterances are causing huge credibility crisis for Indian scientific community who have devoted their lifetimes to make India a name to reckon with in export of vaccines all over the world.”
The health ministry has, meanwhile,

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