The shipment of 66.3 million vaccines is a sign of India’s commitment to good global citizenship. It is this sense of unity that has come to India’s assistance today.
Several of SII's volunteers are healthcare workers who will be eligible for getting the vaccine now. Unblinding phase 3 trial data will let them know if they are already vaccinated.
Both vaccines are part of India’s national immunisation schedule. BCG vaccine is given to infants to prevent tuberculosis, while rotavirus vaccine is to prevent diarrhoea.
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.
As India gears up to roll out a national vaccination programme, Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute's barbs at each other will only add to vaccine hesitancy.
AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services will ensure vaccine shipments move quickly in and out of Pune airport to the designated 41 airports finalised for delivery of vaccines.
Officials say India 'will not be in a rush', and Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka will get ‘priority’ after domestic demand for the Covid vaccines is fulfilled.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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