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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Topic: vaccines

Uganda declares end of nearly four-month Ebola outbreak, killing 55 since September

Wednesday's declaration followed Uganda's completion of 42 days with no active cases, which represents two full incubation periods of the virus.

‘Fake news’ — Bharat Biotech, govt deny report on ‘discrepancies’ in Covaxin trial data

Medical news site STAT had cited internal documents to allege that Bharat Biotech had taken ‘questionable’ steps under political pressure to speed up development of Covaxin.

India’s first vaccine producers weren’t labs. They were children, cows, buffaloes, goats

In India’s Vaccine Growth Story, Sajjan Singh Yadav writes how the British rulers, concerned about the mounting deaths of their personnel, set up several laboratories across India.

Indian pharma firm expands NZ plant to meet demand for bovine serum, key vaccine ingredient

Pristine Biologicals, a subsidiary of Indian Immunologicals, has set up a new facility in Dargaville, New Zealand, to produce bovine serum, which is derived from cattle blood.

For Novak Djokovic’s fate, Tennis Australia and govt equally responsible

Twenty time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic should not have landed in a hotel meant for immigration detainees. There were official lapses.

Delta to Omicron — India needs to avoid Covid complacency in 2022

Amid the fear of Omicron, we usher in 2022 with 63 per cent of Indians being fully vaccinated, 90 per cent having at least one dose of the vaccine. And more caution.

Bharat Biotech vaccine for drug-resistant typhoid found safe, effective for children under 12 

The typhoid fever, caused by H58 Salmonella Typhi, a type of bacteria that has become resistant to multiple drugs, is an increasing public health threat in sub-Saharan Africa.

India giving 1.25 crore Covid vaccines daily, higher than some country’s population: PM Modi

Prime Minister Modi also praised Himachal Pradesh for becoming the first state to administer the first dose of Covid vaccine to all eligible people despite logistic difficulties.

3.14 crore vaccines lying with states unutilised, says Health Ministry

The ministry also stated that it has provided more than 48.78 crore, through all sources, while 68,57,590 Covid vaccine doses are in pipeline.

BJP has its post-second wave politics ready — from perception to expectation management

Rahul Gandhi may be pointing fingers at vaccine shortage, but if the PM knows one thing it is fixing delivery before polls.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.