In Delhi, 4,319 health workers were vaccinated, while in Maharashtra, 18,338 got the shots. In Karnataka, 22,256 health workers and in J&K, 2,000 got the vaccine Saturday.
In Maharashtra, 28,500 frontline workers are expected to be vaccinated on the first day, while in UP, over 31,700 health workers are likely to get the shot.
Former AIIMS director T.D. Dogra, along with 48 other medical experts & scientists, has urged people to 'reject the manipulations' of those trying to 'defame' the scientific community.
Covishield will reach Brazil next week. Modi govt had earlier this month authorised a deal between Brazilian govt & Serum Institute to supply the vaccine at a ‘special rate’.
Delhi, Andhra, Telangana, Punjab will use Covishield, while Chhattisgarh has questioned the efficacy of Covaxin. Govt says vaccines were approved after they met the parameters.
Serum Institute of India will be selling each dose of Covishield at Rs 200 under the purchase agreement signed with Modi govt Monday for nearly one crore doses.
The lack of regulatory clarity coupled with lack of transparency from CDSCO raises questions on the safety and efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine candidates.
India has been pleading for long to bring reforms in institutions like the United Nations, IMF, and World Bank, which it believes are West-dominated and don’t reflect current global realities.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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