Covid vaccine: Impotency fear to ‘premature’ approval, Opposition slams govt

Updated on Jan 03, 2021 06:52 pm IST

On the day that the Drug Controller General of India announced the approval of two vaccines for Covid-19, a war of words between the government and the Opposition intensified. Congress leaders also raised questions after Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. While Shashi Tharoor said that made-in-India Covaxin's approval was 'premature', Jairam Ramesh said protocols on phase 3 trials were modified for the same. Earlier, Akhilesh Yadav had said that he doesn't trust 'BJP's vaccine'. Union minister Hardeep Puri, and Madhya Pradesh minister Narottam Mishra countered the opposition. Watch the full video for more.

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