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Harsh Vardhan says 'both Covid-19 vaccines safe' after Chhattisgarh rejects Covaxin
Chhattisgarh asked the central government to halt the supply of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan came forward to iterate that both the vaccine being administered currently in India were approved after "due evaluation of pre-clinical and clinical trial data"."Central Drugs Standards and Control Org, headed by DCGI, has granted permission to manufacture two Covid-19 vaccines based on the prescribed procedure and after due evaluation of pre-clinical and clinical trial data," said the minister on Thursday.Also Read | Inside the Mindtree makeover strategy"Only Covishield and Covaxin are being used for vaccination drive in-country.