A health worker inoculates a boy with a dose of the Covishield vaccine at civil Hospital in Amritsar.
Chandigarh, June 23
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan todaysaid that rumours and misinformation were turning out to be a big hurdle in the Covid vaccination programme.
He was speaking at a capacity-building workshop organised by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in partnership with Unicef for journalists from across the country.
Bhushan said rumours needed to be countered by fact-based reporting by media. He said there was a need to bust myths about vaccines and vaccination, and reinforce the importance of Covid-appropriate behaviour.
He said the media had the social responsibility to keep the masses informed in order to give a befitting response to Covid-19 situation. — TNS
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