Assam unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccine before December 2020: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Health & Family Welfare minister on Thursday said that there is any likely hood of a COVID-19 vaccine before December this year.

Addressing a gathering at a Plasma Donation Programme at Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Sarma further stated that the state government will arrange for vaccine and therapeutic vaccine against the contagion in the month of December. Sarma added that the COVID-19 situation in Assam will remain challenging till the end of November. The cumulative infected tally for October and November will be more than 75000.

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Sarma assured that the state government is trying its best in all aspect. However, he admitted that state health department is going through many ups and downs.

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