‘India will develop Covid vaccine by end of 2020’: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan spoke on Covid vaccine development in India. Harsh Vardhan said India will develop a Covid vaccine by end of this year. He added that one of the vaccine candidates is in third phase of clinical trial. “Our scientists are trying their best to develop a Covid vaccine. One of our Covid vaccine candidates is in third phase of clinical trial. We are confident that a vaccine will be developed by end of this year,” Harsh Vardhan said. The Health Minister spoke to reporters during an inauguration event. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated an NDRF 10-bedded makeshift hospital in Ghaziabad. On Saturday, India recorded highest-ever single day peak of 63,631 recoveries in 24 hours.