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Pfizer has applied for permission to use the coronavirus vaccine in India in an emergency. They made the request to India after the UK and Bahrain approved the use of the vaccine in public. Meanwhile, the UK will start administering the Pfizer vaccine from Tuesday. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will also be vaccinated in the coming weeks.
In the United States, the daily rate of corona infection continues to rise. The number of patients identified last Saturday was about 230,000. On the same day 2,526 people died in Kavid-19. President Donald Trump hinted last Saturday that the country could approve the vaccines next week.
Last Wednesday, the British government was the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-Bioentech vaccine. The next day, they received the first shipment of eight lakh doses of vaccine. Starting today, Tuesday, they will start the vaccination program through health workers and the elderly.
Several Indian media outlets reported yesterday that Pfizer had applied to the Controller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) for permission to use the corona vaccine in an emergency. A DCGI source said they received the request from Pfizer last Friday. In that application, Pfizer sought approval to sell and supply vaccines in India and to conduct clinical trials in Indians. However, a decision on approval has yet to be made, DCGI said. Additionally, experts in India say, the Pfizer vaccine should be stored at a temperature of minus 60 degrees Celsius. As a result, preserving this vaccine is a great challenge for India. In India, most vaccines are stored at 2 and 6 degrees Celsius. Russia is at the forefront of the use of vaccines. Vaccination began in the country since last Saturday. For this, 60 centers have been created in Moscow. The vaccine, called ‘Spunik V’, is first given to high-risk healthcare workers.
According to the World Statistics WorldMeter website, the number of KVID-19 patients identified in 213 countries and territories stands at 68 million. Of these, six lakh 26 thousand people were identified last Saturday. The death toll is more than 15,37 thousand lakh. The number of recoveries is not small; More than four crore 63 lakhs. A 90 lakh crore of people is under treatment. Of these, a crore 79 lakh of people (99.4 percent) have mild symptoms. The condition of the remainder (decimal 6 percent) is alarming. The death rate is 3 percent compared to those infected.
Sources: AFP, NDTV.
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