According to officials, the decision to conduct the human clinical trials was taken after Dr Reddy's Laboratories got approval from the Drugs Controller General of India.
Massive demand and ultra-cold temperatures needed to store vaccines present an unprecedented logistical challenge, but these companies think they’re in good shape to tackle it.
Halt comes after Sinovac became the focus of an escalating feud in Brazil, when President Bolsonaro last month stepped up criticism saying China lacked credibility.
The government is also in talks with private companies for use of their cold storage facilities, said Carlito Galvez, chief implementer of policies to stem Covid outbreak.
There are five companies in the final stages of study for a coronavirus vaccine, with Pfizer and Moderna having fully enrolled their trials, US top infectious-disease doctor said.
Modi govt estimates an all-in cost of about Rs 440-515 to vaccinate a person & the Rs 50,000 crore provisioned so far is for the current financial year.
The 2% Covid fatality rate lends weight to Hong Kong's approach as Prof. Yuen Kwok-Yung says they admit 'any patients, even without much symptoms, into the hospital for isolation'.
Oceans sit between the Assamese singer and the Bollywood actor. But what their deaths reveal is a study in human behaviour as performed in the public sphere.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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