No room for complacency despite declining case trend: Vardhan to states

Production of vaccines is being steadily ramped up to cater to increased demand, says union health minister

India will have over 510 million vaccine doses by July including the 180 million doses already administered, Harsh Vardhan told health ministers and officials of various states as he reviewed the vaccination progress and coronavirus situation.

The meeting was attended by state health ministers and principal secretaries of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.

The Union Health Minister highlighted the critical challenges faced by these states. He expressed a strong view that the present plateauing of Covid cases should not be taken as a sign for complacency, but as a breathing space to expand, revamp and improve health