Countries should move towards universal health care promised under SDG-3. The WHO-promoted pandemic treaty should be adopted to tackle future crises, writes Pragati Prava.
Apart from preparedness of health infrastructure and logistics, the Prime Minister also assessed the status of the vaccination campaign in the country.
It will be used in six other states too. Corbevax of Biological E is also expected to start coming in this month. No decision so far on the government procuring Covovax.
Some are eager to get inoculated immediately, some want to wait to see impact on others. But for most part, there's not as much hesitancy as adults had last year.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Thursday that 'Har Ghar Dastak' vaccination campaign has also led to a 5.9% rise in the first dose coverage till 30 November 2021.
The journey from anxiety to assurance has happened and our nation has emerged stronger, thanks to the world’s largest vaccination drive, writes PM Narendra Modi.
Congratulating the medical staff for administering over one crore doses, Kejriwal said there was an acute shortage of vaccines for which inoculation could not be scaled up.
Mandaviya said the numbers could be reached due to the 'vaccine for all, free vaccine' campaign. On Monday, the country's vaccination coverage had exceeded 40.64 crore.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, gunned down this week, was no ordinary influencer. He helped bring the Trump administration to power. His death has deepened America’s Left-Right divide.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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