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#NDTVExclusive | "After DCGI approves a vaccine, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation will approve it for immunisation programs. Health Ministry will discuss its rollout": Professor K Vijayraghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser on #COVID19 vaccine

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#NDTVExclusive | "This network ensures that from manufacturing hubs to stockpiling, everything is done properly. Every step has to be right": Professor K Vijayraghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser on #COVID19 vaccine

#NDTVExclusive | "Not a question of having technology or not, it is about linking technology with people and constant feedback to make sure the decisions are taken": Professor K Vijayraghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser on #COVID19 vaccine

#NDTVExclusive | "Both mutations cause variations in spike protein. Spike protein has a very large zone. Vaccines attack this entire region and not just the region where changes take place": Professor K Vijayraghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser on the new virus strain

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#NDTVExclusive | "There is no reason to worry that vaccines will not be effective": Professor K Vijayraghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser on the new #COVID19 strain and its impact on vaccines