At current vaccination pace, India would’ve taken 2 years to cover the entire population. New vaccines can speed up that process, and provide other benefits too.
Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij says state is prepared to combat increase in infections, will set rules and get people to follow them strictly.
Govt has said vaccine shortage is a problem of states’ planning not supply, but several states say they haven’t received doses despite PM’s focus on increasing inoculation.
While Haryana is battling sharp spike in cases, situation in Karnal, which has 12-14% positivity rate, is worse. District officials say proximity to Punjab, location on GT road are factors.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan dismissed states’ shortage claims as baseless, but govt officials and some private hospitals across the country say the crisis is real.
In meeting with state chief secretaries Friday, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba said states must step up contact tracing & containment even as vaccination goes on, highlights 11 'states of grave concern'.
Premas is developing the vaccine while Israeli partner Oramed is working on delivering it in oral form. JV firm applying for phase-1 trials in many countries.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
Der lagi aane mein tumko … One does not know where the buck stops on these matters. Had honestly believed it would have been great for India’s health minister to be a medically qualified professional. Our Dr Fauci. How could we have exported 64 million doses when our own programme had barely begun to crawl. Established protocols violated to approve Covaxin. Ignoring all the globally validated vaccines, Pfizer, Moderna, even aapro Sputnik V. The TV screen says, after Andhra administered vaccines yesterday, it has run out of doses. The cost of the entire process being centralised, rigidly controlled from a Delhi is being paid by ordinary citizens. Also in the form of panic induced lockdowns. Vaccine Maitri.
Der lagi aane mein tumko … One does not know where the buck stops on these matters. Had honestly believed it would have been great for India’s health minister to be a medically qualified professional. Our Dr Fauci. How could we have exported 64 million doses when our own programme had barely begun to crawl. Established protocols violated to approve Covaxin. Ignoring all the globally validated vaccines, Pfizer, Moderna, even aapro Sputnik V. The TV screen says, after Andhra administered vaccines yesterday, it has run out of doses. The cost of the entire process being centralised, rigidly controlled from a Delhi is being paid by ordinary citizens. Also in the form of panic induced lockdowns. Vaccine Maitri.