Monthly Covaxin output between 5.5-6.5 cr. Country needs at least 15 cr doses for full coverage 15-18 age group. Choice of 6 μg dose reduced manufacturing capacity, says Bharat Biotech.
Health minister Mandaviya says 1.47 crore beneficiaries in the 15-18 age group are fully vaccinated and appealed to all eligible children to get inoculated at the earliest.
To get a sense of the scope of the issue, WHO examined the fate of 87,000 metric tonnes of PPE that were shipped via a UN initiative between March 2020 and November 2021.
Covaxin makers said most reported side effects are mild & 'resolve within 1-2 days, and do not require medication'. So far Covaxin is only Covid vaccine available for 15-18 year olds in India.
PM Modi had announced on 25 December that adolescents above the age of 15 will be able to take their vaccines from 3 January. The campaign began Monday.
Earlier in the year, Cipla entered into a licensing agreement with Merck Sharpe Dohme to make and supply Molnupiravir in India and to over 100 low and middle-income countries.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
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.
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