The investment and coordination required to build deep-freeze production, storage & transportation networks for the vaccine will ensure that only rich nations are guaranteed access.
A vaccine developed by US-based Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech has shown 90% efficacy in trials, but pharma giant says the number may vary with further trials.
Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan says govt is concerned not just about Bihar, but also other states where bypolls took place and Covid norms were violated.
The Pfizer trial started less than four months ago, and how long the vaccine will confer protection and how many will benefit are almost complete unknowns for now.
While the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 79,59,406, the death toll climbed to 1,27,059 with 448 new fatalities in the last 24 hours.
The experimental shot appears more than 90% effective in stopping SARS-CoV-2 infections. If the data hold up, that means that for every 10 cases of Covid-19, nine could be stopped.
It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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