New Delhi: India’s Covid-19 vaccination programme will done at the government's expense, said Dr. Randeep Guleria, director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday.
He was speaking at the Mint Budget 2021 LIVE panel on "How do we fund and distribute the Covid-19 vaccine?".The AIIMS director who is also on the Central government panel looking after Covid-19 control efforts, said that it's (covid-19 vaccination) a huge task that the government has undertaken. “It's going to be done at the government's expense and they are already prepared for it," he said.Guleria also indicated that vaccine rollout will only be done after the government is assured about the safety and efficacy of vaccine candidates for Covid-19.