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Thursday, October 31, 2024
TopicVaccine shortage

Topic: vaccine shortage

EU’s non-inclusion of Covishield for travel Green Pass discriminatory

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US lawmakers, governors urge Biden administration to send more Covid vaccines to India

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Roger Wicker and Congressmen Michael McCaul, Adam Smith and Ro Khanna were among those highlighting India's Covid crisis.

India’s goal of 2.16 billion vaccine doses between August and December seems highly ambitious

Local govts, health workers, and community, political as well as religious leaders will have to be incentivised to help vaccinate the most vulnerable.

India’s daily average Covid vaccinations dipped by nearly 50% between April and May

At 0.12% of the population, India's daily vaccination rate is the world's lowest. What could likely add to this is the increased gap between Covishield's two doses.

India is too strategic to fail. Support on Covid shows our diplomacy punches above its weight

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.

Covid vaccine patents can be waived without hurting firms like Bharat Biotech. Here’s how

It is time countries acted with a humanitarian approach at WTO and relaxed IPR provisions for Covid-19 vaccines. And it can be done without disincentivising R&D efforts.

‘Should we hang ourselves over non-availability of vaccines?’ — Union Minister Gowda

Replying to queries on vaccine shortages, D V Sadananda Gowda said 'certain things are beyond our control' and clarified that the govt has been doing its best.

Maharashtra suspends vaccination drive for 18-45 age group, Delhi runs out of Covaxin

While the vaccination drive appeared to be faltering in several states, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urged the state govts to first focus more on second dose vaccinations.

Young India wants Covid vaccines, but CoWIN just won’t let us win

Booked slots on CoWIN are a problem of the ‘announce-now, plan-later’ method that India loves so much. Millennials desperately want some of that vaccine maitri.

India’s Covid vaccine policy is bound to promote inefficiency, inequality

Modi govt’s policy for Covid-19 vaccine has thoroughly exposed both the failures of an incompetent state and the vagaries of the ‘free’ market.

On Camera

Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

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.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

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.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.