According to Modi govt’s affidavit in Supreme Court, Maharashtra is No.1 in central allocation of vaccines, UP tops in procuring directly from manufacturers.
Modi govt Friday said it had told states to prioritise second dose of Covid vaccines over first dose in a 70:30 ratio, in what may be its first admission about shortage of vaccines.
The 18-44 years age group would need 122 crore doses for full vaccination. Less than 3 cr healthcare, frontline workers & people above 45 years have been fully vaccinated so far.
The move to cut the price from Rs 600 per dose follows widespread criticism of Bharat Biotech's pricing policy as it sold Covaxin to the central government at Rs 150 per dose.
Bharat Biotech's vaccine will be twice more expensive than Serum Institute's that had announced a price of Rs 400 & Rs 600 for states and private hospitals respectively.
A total of 1,270 doses of Covishield and 440 of Covaxin were stolen from the civil hospital in Jind, SHO of Civil Lines police station Rajender Singh said.
According to Bharat Biotech, the vaccine acts against mild, moderate, and severe Covid-19 disease. ICMR says it acts against several variants of coronavirus.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.
A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.
Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.
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