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TopicCoronaVac

Topic: CoronaVac

UK adds Covaxin, China’s Sinovac to approved vaccine list for travellers

Now all seven Covid shots that have received emergency backing from the World Health Organization will be recognized by the UK.

China’s CoronaVac found to prevent Covid in 66% of fully-immunised people: Chile study

The study, carried out by researchers from Chile Ministry of Health and some institutes in the country, was published Thursday in peer-reviewed The New England Journal of Medicine.

China’s CoronaVac gives 83.5% protection against Covid — Lancet study cites interim data

Further data is needed on the interim phase 3 trial of CoronaVac as analysis included a short follow-up period and involved a relatively young and low-risk population.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?