Chennai: India International Science Festival-2020 concluded last evening with the valedictory address by the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in the presence of Union Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan and others.
The four-day event saw the organisation of a vast number of events and a large participation of people and scientists from India and abroad.
In his address,the Vice President expressed happiness over the fact that India is on the verge of releasing its own indigenous Covid vaccine. He also complimented the hard-working scientists who have made this possible.
Observing that false information on the nature of the coronavirus, medication and the vaccine has caused panic and anxiety among the people, Naidu said that this āinfodemicā also reinforces the importance of scientific temper in our lives.
Emphasizing that a citizen who thinks critically will be immune to such misinformation or fake news, he called for promoting the spirit of inquiry. āIt is not vaccines or drugs that can defeat the āinfodemicā, but a rational outlook among people,” he said.