Govt firm will buy vaccines from Serum Institute of India & Bharat Biotech and supply them to Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Seychelles and Mauritius.
Survey across 28 countries by communications firm Edelman finds that only one in three people is willing to get vaccinated. Russia shows most hesitancy.
Delhi, Andhra, Telangana, Punjab will use Covishield, while Chhattisgarh has questioned the efficacy of Covaxin. Govt says vaccines were approved after they met the parameters.
PM Modi said elected representatives wouldn’t be prioritised, but the age of a majority of lawmakers and CMs automatically places them in the priority bracket.
The Union Ministry of Health is tight-lipped about the launch, states are busy making preparations for the programme as India prepares to start the Covid vaccination drive.
Letter from Brazil’s President comes after AztraZeneca’s partner in the South American nation said a shipment expected to arrive Saturday won’t land up until end of the month.
AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services will ensure vaccine shipments move quickly in and out of Pune airport to the designated 41 airports finalised for delivery of vaccines.
How Trump responds to the growing Russia-China alliance and their anti-American diatribes will require some strategising among the Indian foreign policy and national security mandarins.
Bangladesh is already reeling from low coal-fired power production & inability to import enough coal, gas. Now, Adani has cut supplies over unpaid dues. However, this could hurt Adani too.
Video call between two Army heads is their first interaction after political upheaval in Bangladesh forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India in August.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
India only has 50mils dose of AstraZeneca licensed pre-produced vaccines from SI labelled as Covishield, barely enough for its 1400mils population 1st phase frontline inoculation.
Covaxin has not even done Phase3 trial as unable to recruit enough 25,000 volunteers required. Both vaccines without any data for review are rush approved for “emergency” usage. What’s reason?
Modi is also starting to brag India will save the world with its vaccines, and help the world with its COVID experience as the lowest fatality nation. Sound weird for a No.2 worst infected nation with disastrous lockdown and no ready vaccines even for own dying population?
India gov announced it has ordered 11Mils dose of SI Covishield, so everyone asking what happen to remaining 39Mils dose?
Now we know, they will be exported and give as aids to all wealthier neighbors and Africa to compete with China for geopolitical influence.
Just like while 90% Indians live in poverty, 40% has no toilet access & illiterate, 15% starving, whole infrastructure-medical-education system is broken, a high debt-to-GDP ratio of 90%, a collapsing economy, India is going around acting like rich superpower giving out $Bils aids everywhere.
What’s not good for the world when India will so generously offer others what its own population can’t afford. Even offering a $2Bils aids & submarine gift for Myanmar when India Navy hardly has any working submarine.
India only has 50mils dose of AstraZeneca licensed pre-produced vaccines from SI labelled as Covishield, barely enough for its 1400mils population 1st phase frontline inoculation.
Covaxin has not even done Phase3 trial as unable to recruit enough 25,000 volunteers required. Both vaccines without any data for review are rush approved for “emergency” usage. What’s reason?
Modi is also starting to brag India will save the world with its vaccines, and help the world with its COVID experience as the lowest fatality nation. Sound weird for a No.2 worst infected nation with disastrous lockdown and no ready vaccines even for own dying population?
India gov announced it has ordered 11Mils dose of SI Covishield, so everyone asking what happen to remaining 39Mils dose?
Now we know, they will be exported and give as aids to all wealthier neighbors and Africa to compete with China for geopolitical influence.
Just like while 90% Indians live in poverty, 40% has no toilet access & illiterate, 15% starving, whole infrastructure-medical-education system is broken, a high debt-to-GDP ratio of 90%, a collapsing economy, India is going around acting like rich superpower giving out $Bils aids everywhere.
What’s not good for the world when India will so generously offer others what its own population can’t afford. Even offering a $2Bils aids & submarine gift for Myanmar when India Navy hardly has any working submarine.