Newmai News Network
Imphal | January 18
There has been no report of any side effect regarding the COVID-19 vaccine since the start of vaccination drive in Manipur on January 16, Chief Minister N Biren Singh informed today.
Addressing media persons at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Monday, Singh said that the Government had been closely monitoring the vaccination programme held throughout the State and considering all necessary criteria to be taken up before vaccination.
Many senior and experienced doctors of the State had been vaccinated since the launch of the vaccination programme on January 16 and currently vaccination for health workers is going on at 130 facilitation centres, he added.
Singh further noted that the Central Government started the vaccination programme only after the vaccine had been scientifically proven as safe and appealed to the public not to make negative comments about the vaccine without valid scientific proof.
Instead of creating suspicion and panic in people’s mind with negative comments, any individual could come up with positive suggestions regarding the vaccination drive, he added.
The Chief Minister also maintained that the vaccination programme would cover all the population in phase manner and appealed to the public to have patience while waiting for their turns.
