Owaisi takes first dose of Covishield at Hyderabad hospital
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday obtained the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a Hyderabad hospital. Owaisi was inoculated with Covishield, the Indian model of the AstraZeneca-Oxford drug being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, Pune. Owaisi, 51, urged eligible folks to get vaccinated at the earliest.
“Alhamdulilah took the first dose of vaccine today. Vaccination not only helps protect oneself from COVIDー19 but also reduces risk for all. I urge everyone eligible to schedule an appointment at the earliest & get themselves vaccinated. May Allah protect us from the pandemic,” he tweeted.
Owaisi, Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad, had lately questioned the efficacy of Covishield whereas referring to some European media experiences that the drug is inflicting blood clots in folks above 65. He urged that the vaccine would not work on people who find themselves past 65.
Covishield is one of the 2 medicine that has been authorised by the DGCI for emergency use within the nation. Covaxin is the second vaccine that has been granted emergency use nod by the DGCI. Covaxin is a totally indigenous vaccine developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech.
People above 60 years of age and people above 45 years with comorbidities are getting inoculated on this part of Covid-19 vaccination that commenced on March 1.
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