With the new reports, the rate of incidents with the AstraZeneca shot in the UK is about 1 in 600,000. The vaccine is under mounting scrutiny & has faced dwindling support in Europe.
In a letter to the Serum Institute, Drugs Controller General of India Somani said the institute is permitted to apply the shelf life of 9 months to unlabeled vials available on hand.
Move comes just two weeks after PM Trudeau sought to reassure Canadians that AstraZeneca shots are safe for use. Canada is to receive 1.5 mn doses of the vaccine from US this week.
The latest twist created another layer of uncertainty for a product already facing dwindling public support in Europe following months of confusion and missteps.
Findings of study conducted on more than 30,000 volunteers should bolster confidence in the vaccine after confusion over its true efficacy and the best dosing regimen impacted take-up.
Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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