Correct Answer : Option (D) - Mansukh Mandaviya
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya 11th January 2023 officially launched the book titled Braving A Viral Storm: India’s Covid-19 Vaccine Story in New Delhi.
* The book is co-authored by Aashish Chandorkar and Suraj Sudhir. The book launch comes ahead of India's second anniversary of starting its COVID-19 vaccination drive in January 2021.
* Speaking on the occasion, Mr Mandaviya said that the book is a transcription of the country's success story and will be New India's history.
* He added that the book depicts the country's strength and capability. The Minister also highlighted that when other countries were struggling with vaccine hesitancy, India set an exemplary pro-vaccination Covid management model with public partnership.
* Mr Mandaviya said that over two crore vaccine doses being administered on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday last year was a great example of this.
* Talking to the media on the sidelines of the event, the Minister said that as of now over
15 lakh air passengers were screened for COVID-19, out of which over 200 passengers were found positive.
* He added that
BF.7 variants were also found during the genome sequencing of many samples. The Minister asserted that the country's vaccines are effective against this variant as well..
Source : AIR
Published On : January 12, 2023
Category : Books and Authors
