A lack of clarity over the standards used by Chinese vaccine developers is a cause for concern, especially since the inoculation shots could be used by millions worldwide.
If researchers and pharmaceutical companies succeed on the scientific front, policy makers will then have to pick up the baton and ensure the vaccine is distributed in a timely and fair way.
The commission was responding to a complaint by RTI activist Saket Gokhale who claimed the promise was discriminatory and a misuse of powers by the central govt.
Besides health workers, both in public & private sector, municipal workers & police personnel should be priority for getting vaccine, says Niti Aayog's Vinod Paul.
NIRT study did not specifically look at whether BCG vaccine offers protection against Covid, but it found enhanced adaptive & innate immune response in elderly.
The manifestos come over 10 days after the Congress released its poll-promise document — an 84-page booklet with different promises outlined for each of the constituencies.
The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.
RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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