Union minister of health Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday sought to address vaccine hesitancy and asked people to stay away from rumours about the jabs against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), which has affected more than 12 million people in the country and killed more than 162,000. “Both Indian vaccines are safe and effective. A lot of people still have doubts regarding vaccines. I urge them not to believe what is being circulated in WhatsApp university,” Vardhan said, referring to false information related to election, politics and religion among other things shared on the widely-used messaging application.
