Updated On: 01 December, 2020 08:45 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Prof Balram Bhargava, DG, Indian Council of Medical Research said that the government aims to break the chain of the virus first by vaccinating a critical mass of the population

BMC healthcare workers conduct antigen tests at Dadar station of passengers arriving from Gujarat. Pic/Ashish Raje
In the wake of reporting of two adverse events which occurred with the volunteers during the vaccine trial, the fear and hesitation among the people to take the vaccine is growing. However, the union health ministry on Tuesday said that the government doesn't intend to immunise each individual with the Covid-19 vaccine.
"There is an inherent issue of vaccine hesitancy which may have nothing to do with adverse events. A section of population thinks that it does not require vaccination," stated Rajesh Bhushan, union health secretary during a press briefing.