Health ministry officials say there is no ban on exports but govt is expanding the vaccination drive for which India needs more vaccines for domestic consumption.
Come 1 April, India’s Covid-19 vaccination programme — already the largest in the world — is set to get even bigger as vaccinations open up for all those aged over 45 years.
So far, people who were eligible but hadn’t registered could only get the jab up to 5 pm. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain says they just need to carry ID proof like Aadhaar.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Telangana, AP & UP recorded 17.6%, 11.6% and 9.4% vaccine wastage, respectively. States deny figures, point to vial shelf life, turnout at health centres.
Maharashtra wants more doses as it plans to vaccinate 3 lakh individuals per day. It has also requested the health ministry to allow more centres to vaccinate people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to states Wednesday, asked them to scale up RT-PCR tests & follow the golden rule of ‘testing, tracking and tracing’ to curb the spread.
India has administered 3.48 crore doses to recipients in the country. Meanwhile, govt has commercially exported over 3.39 crore doses to countries around the world.
News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
ashok, You are typical selfish, opportunist, nationalist indian. Whatever happened to your guru feku modi’s bragging before world leaders that we are biggest, largest vaccine manufacturer and we will save humanity with our vaccines blah blah?. Now he backtracked and showed his true colors on how selfish, untrustworthy he can be. He knew there will be huge demand in India, still he placed orders for mere 12m and another 10m in Jan/Feb. Because of him, production was suspended in Jan/Feb. He was totally incompetent and arrogant. Now whole world knows what vaccine maitiri of feku is. Indians should hang their head in shame by government’s incompetency, selfishness.
Praiseworthy. That is how it is being done all over the world.
ashok, You are typical selfish, opportunist, nationalist indian. Whatever happened to your guru feku modi’s bragging before world leaders that we are biggest, largest vaccine manufacturer and we will save humanity with our vaccines blah blah?. Now he backtracked and showed his true colors on how selfish, untrustworthy he can be. He knew there will be huge demand in India, still he placed orders for mere 12m and another 10m in Jan/Feb. Because of him, production was suspended in Jan/Feb. He was totally incompetent and arrogant. Now whole world knows what vaccine maitiri of feku is. Indians should hang their head in shame by government’s incompetency, selfishness.