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Topic: Vaccine

2,24,301 beneficiaries given Covid vaccine so far, 447 cases of adverse events reported

On day 2 of the nationwide vaccination drive, the health ministry said that 3 out of the 447 cases of adverse effects following immunisation had to be hospitalised.

TB kills as many people as Covid. Let’s find a better vaccine

It’s estimated that over the last 200 years, more than 1 billion people have died from TB, far more than from any other infectious disease.

India has fought the most successful battle against Covid in the world, says Amit Shah

With two vaccines produced in India, Home Minister Amit Shah said the fight against coronavirus has been taken to the final stage.

BJP leaders attack Rahul Gandhi for doubting India’s Covid vaccination drive

BJP's IT department head Amit Malviya and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri took to Twitter, calling out Gandhi for not appreciating India's scientists and healthcare workers.

Modi is the modern-day CEO of India — his vaccine leadership is proof

Vaccine diplomacy, which Modi is sure to deploy, will fetch India collateral benefits with Nepal, Bangladesh and other neighbours if we handle our domestic needs well.

Not all vaccines prevent infections. But you must still take the shot

In an ideal world, all vaccines would induce ‘sterilising immunity’ — completely stop the virus in its tracks.

Not fatwa brigade or Islamophobes, scientists and Muslim leaders must set vaccine facts right

Many Islamic groups have spoken up for the vaccines, and Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca have cleared suspicions of pork gelatine usage.

Health Minister Vardhan launches India’s first indigenous pneumococcal vaccine Pneumosil

Pneumosil, developed by SII in collaboration with partners like Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will be available at an affordable price, the health ministry said.

Pfizer Covid vaccine faces hurdles after USFDA filing

Shown to be 95% effective and without any major safety issues, their vaccine could be the first to be cleared for use, but first it must undergo a thorough vetting.

Denmark finds Covid strain that could hamper vaccine effort

Denmark PM said the mutation of the virus that’s now been identified in Denmark “can have serious negative consequences for the global handling of the pandemic”.

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BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.