NEW DELHI: A Covid vaccine may still be a while, but promises of free vaccination are already pouring in in every state. Hours after the BJP election manifesto for Bihar offered free coronavirus vaccination to everyone if the NDA retained office, at least two states, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, promised …
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Covaxin, a candidate vaccine developed indigenously by Bharat Biotech, obtained authorization for the phase three trial in India. A leading source said that rehearsals will begin in the first week of November. The source further said that 18-19 sites have been selected for the trial and more than 22,000 volunteers …
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Maharashtra Thursday reported 7,539 new COVID-19 cases. With this, the state’s total bill is now 16.25,197. The state continues to host 1.50 lakhs of active cases. In the past 24 hours, 16,177 were also discharged from hospitals after recovery, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 14,31,856. The death …
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PATNA: A major dispute broke out on Thursday over “vaccine policy” with BJP’s Bihar poll manifesto promising free Covid-19 vaccines and opposition parties criticized the announcement as “politicizing the pandemic” while asking if India’s vaccination strategy would be boosted by its states’ timed elections. Unveiling BJP’s ‘free vaccine for all’ …
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman published the BJP manifesto for Bihar assembly polls on Thursday, promising the free Covid-19 vaccine once it has been approved by the ICMR. The move provoked a strong reaction from the opposition, which criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party for “politicizing” public health. “The NDA government …
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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory for the use of the FELUDA paper strip test, the first test developed in the country for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) based on the CRISPR gene editing tool. / Cas-9, which is likely to hit the market within a month. …
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Bharat Biotech had said it plans to cover 28,500 subjects in its phase 3 trial. New Delhi: Covaxin, the coronavirus vaccine being developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), has been approved for the third phase of clinical trials. The Hyderabad-based vaccine maker …
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Mumbai: The G / North Ward, including Dharavi, Mahim Y Dadar, is the second most affected district of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of the 24 administrative districts. So far, the neighborhood has registered 11,565 coronavirus cases, which includes 10,166 recoveries and 796 active cases, according to official information provided …
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After Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh promise free vaccine. (Figurative) New Delhi: The BJP’s promise of a free coronavirus vaccine in today’s Bihar electoral manifesto quickly turned into great controversy, with opposition parties questioning how a life-saving vaccine can be used to gain political advantage in elections. . The affair …
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Jair Bolsonaro said his government will not buy China’s Sinovac vaccine against Covid Brasilia: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that his government will not buy China’s Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19, a day after the Health Minister said it would be included in the country’s immunization program. “Of course, …
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