Interacting with reporters on the sidelines of the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort here, he also hailed the National Digital Health Mission unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation. And, if we do succeed in getting a vaccine, our COVID warriors will be the first one to receive the dose,” the minister of state for health said. Asked about the health ID card for each citizen that will be provided under the National Digital Health Mission, the Union minister said it will facilitate heathcare access to people. On coronavirus vaccine, Modi said the country has prepared a roadmap to ensure that a Covid-19 vaccine reaches everyone in the shortest possible time. The Serum Institute of India has been permitted to conduct Phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials of the third vaccine candidate developed by the Oxford University.

Source: Hindustan Times August 15, 2020 13:55 UTC