NEW DELHI: While several members of Congress expressed their apprehensions about the approval process for the Indian-made vaccine against Covid-19, BJP criticized the opposition party, and its president JP Nadda urged Congress to stop playing with life of people and cause panic by “wild theories”. “Time and time again we …
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MUMBAI: Not only healthcare workers and the ‘prioritized’ vulnerable population, but individuals also have reason to rejoice with the government’s approval of the Covid-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India, based in Pune. Once it launches the 50-60 million doses of Covishield that make up the first tranche of …
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Dr Gagandeep kang, the vice president of the board of Coalition for Outbreak Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a global association that seeks to proactively develop vaccines for epidemics, and a professor at the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, discusses concerns surrounding the approval process of the two vaccines by DCGI during …
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NEW DELHI: The Serum Institute of India’s Covishield is likely to be used for the first time in India’s vaccination campaign against Covid-19, with India’s Controller General of Drugs formally waving the green flag for use on Sunday, along with Covaxin from Bharat Biotech. Vaccination is likely to begin simultaneously …
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NEW DELHI: North india you are likely to witness a intense wet spell until Tuesday, with enough widespread precipitation accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and hailstorms in isolated locations, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Activities will peak on Sundays and Mondays on the plains (Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, …
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NEW DELHI: One day before the crucial seventh round of talks between the Center and protesters farmers unions, farming Minister Narendra singh Tomar met with the defense minister Rajnath singh on Sunday and discussed the government’s strategy to resolve the current crisis as soon as possible, the sources said. Tomar …
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CHANDIGARH: Haryana Police fired tear gas canisters on Sunday night to thwart a march by a group of agitators farmers towards Delhi in the Masani bombing of the Rewari district. The farmers first broke through the police barricades erected near the village of Bhudla Sangwari and then began to move …
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NEW DELHI: With some Congressional leaders expressing concern over the granting of approval to Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stated on Sunday that Covaxin is more likely to work against the newer variants of the virus, including the UK variant, and asked politicians not to “discredit …
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NEW DELHI: Will the vaccine be given to everyone simultaneously? When will antibodies develop? How will a vaccine be chosen for administration?With India ready to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine, the government tweeted a three-part video series on Sunday to answer several frequently asked questions about the vaccination process. In …
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NEW DELHI: On Sunday, the BJP attacked Congress after some of its leaders questioned the approval process for Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, and party chairman JP Nadda claimed that whenever India achieves something commendable , the opposition party presents “wild theories”. “to ‘ridicule’ the achievements. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri …
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