Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in partnership with UNICEF, today, held a capacity building workshop for Media Professionals and Health Correspondents across the county on the current COVID situation in India, the need to bust myths about COVID vaccines & vaccination, and reinforce the importance of COVID Appropriate Behaviour (CAB).
Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary addressed the national workshop which was attended by more than 300 Health Journalists and Senior officials of DD News, All India Radio, Press Information Bureau of various States/UTs. At the outset, the Health Secretary thanked all the media professionals for their sustained efforts in the fight against Covid-19. He remarked that the media is the most important pillar with a social responsibility to inform and educate the masses in our collective fight against Covid-19. As the second wave stabilises and the daily cases are seen to be declining across the country, the focus should be on vaccination and overcoming vaccine hesitancy, he stated. He added that as per the revised vaccination guidelines, vaccines are now free for 18 plus across the country and people should be encouraged to get vaccinated.
“Media has always been a valuable partner in fighting the pandemic. Multi Stakeholder and sustained campaigns like Covid-19 vaccination have to effectively counter fake news/myths and the role of media becomes vital in countering myths,” the Health Secretary said.
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