WHO has so far approved vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca-SK Bio/Serum Institute of India, AstraZeneca EU, Janssen, Moderna and Sinopharm for emergency use.
The WHO warned that the Delta variant, present in 96 countries, is ‘expected to rapidly outcompete other variants' and become the dominant variant globally.
Speaking at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's meeting online, Health Minister Vardhan said reforms are needed to ensure effective & timely response to potential future pandemics.
Planning Minister Asad Umar made such a demand because Pakistan is facing problems due to its dependence on China for vaccines which are not accepted by many countries for travels.
WHO said the four current 'Variants of Concern' being monitored closely — Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta — are widespread and have been detected in all WHO regions.
Data from countries introducing precautionary extra inoculations later this year — particularly for vulnerable people whose immunity may wane faster — will inform WHO’s guidance.
BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.
The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.
Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.
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