Democrat Joe Biden said Friday that if elected president, he would order that coronavirus vaccines be free for all Americans, as part of a national strategy to “get ahead of this virus.” “Once we have a safe and effective vaccine, it has to be free for everyone, insured or not,” …
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In response from RTI, NCDC says the WHO official sent an “alert mail” to the Union Minister of Health The World Health Organization (WHO) informed India as early as January 11 that the reported dates of appearance of the new coronavirus circulating in Wuhan in China ranged from “December 12 …
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NEW DELHI: Bharat Biotech International Ltd plans to launch its covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, by June next year, unless the government decides to grant the vaccine an emergency use authorization before then, based on data from earlier phases of clinical trials. CEO Sai Prasad told Mint. “If the government has the …
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Harsimrat Kaur said: “Using this life-saving vaccine as a voting tool is totally unethical.” New Delhi: BJP ally Akali Dal has joined the list of opposition parties that have been targeting the ruling BJP of Bihar for his pre-election promise of free Covid vaccines in the state. Calling the BJP’s …
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Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said Thursday that as soon as the vaccine for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is ready, it will be given to the people of the state for free. The announcement comes on a day when Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while publishing the Bharatiya Janata …
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Tami Nadu’s Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced Thursday that once the coronavirus vaccine is ready, it will be provided to everyone in the state free of charge. The Tami Nadu government’s decision came ahead of next year’s Assembly elections on October 7. Tami Nadu CM’s “free Covid-19 vaccine” promise …
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NEW DELHI: The Center has set aside nearly $ 7 billion (roughly Rs 51,000 crore) to vaccinate India’s 1.3 billion people against Covid-19, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter. The Modi government estimates a total cost of around $ 6 to $ 7 (roughly Rs 450-550) per …
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India has seen a single-day increase of 55,839 infections and 702 deaths, bringing the country’s number of COVID-19 cases to 77.06,946 and the death toll to 1,16,616, according to data from the Health Ministry. With this, the number of active COVID-19 cases in India amounts to 7,15,812, while so far …
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In the first week of September, the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, which is developing a Covid-19 vaccine in collaboration with the University of Oxford, halted the trial process when two participants who participated in a trial developed an adverse impact. After this, the trial was stopped in other countries, raising concerns …
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The government will ensure that the COVID-19 vaccine, whenever available, reaches each and every Indian as soon as possible, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Modi said in a televised address to the nation that while people are working on a war footing around the world to save humanity …
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