Vijaya Bhaskar
, the Health Minister of TN, announced that the timeline for the Rubella vaccination had been extended to five more days. Vijaya Bhaskar announced that nearly one crore and 48 lakh children in Tamilnadu had been vaccinated with Rubella vaccine. In his press meet, the minister informed this and announced the timeline for the vaccination. He requested the public, who want to vaccinate with Rubella, could visit the Health Centers in their area. When the rumors rolled online about the vaccination, Vijaya Bhaskar cleared the rumors and said that the vaccination is specially prescribed by the World Health Organization. He also assured that people would not suffer from any side effects for Rubella.