Vaccine hesitancy a major challenge for Tamil Nadu government, says health minister M Subramanian

The biggest challenge for Tamil Nadu government in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic is the hesitancy of the people in rural areas and the poor in urban centres to get vaccinated, said state health minister M Subramanian in an interview to TOI. “We create awareness among people to get themselves vaccinated. We tell them that if adults get vaccinated, it would encourage children to get inoculated when their turn comes. Another major challenge is delay by people in seeking medical care in Tamil Nadu,” he said.