New Delhi: Even before the vaccination program started at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on the first day of vaccination, the protest from the Resident Doctors Association and the Employees Association reached the hospital administration in writing.
In a letter to the medical superintendent, the doctors wrote, “The residents are a bit apprehensive about the lack of complete trial in case of Covaxin and might not participate in huge numbers thus defeating the purpose of vaccination. We request you to vaccinate us with Covishield which has completed all stages of the trial before its rollout.”
Covaxin has been in the spotlight since it received the approval from the drug regulator earlier this month. The approval without adequate efficacy data drew flak from public health advocacy groups, researchers, scientists and activists.
In Delhi, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has been allotted to six Centre-run hospitals – AIIMS, Safdarjung, RML, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital and two ESI hospitals, while 75 Delhi government and private hospitals have received Covishield.
