West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to ensure an adequate supply of COVID vaccines, medicines and oxygen to the state, which has been reporting a sharp spike in fresh infections.
There is no shortage of vaccines and Govt of India gives vaccines to every state. It is the job of states to provide vaccine doses at the vaccination centers in a time bound manner with meticulous planning: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
Where several states are complaining about the shortage of COVID vaccines, Tamil Nadu on the other hand asserted that the state does not have any such problem.
President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan during a virtual meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked him for solidarity and contribution in fight against COVID-19 by donating 50,000 doses of Covishield vaccine.
While several states of India are claiming of running out of COVID-19 vaccine doses despite Centre's claim of "no scarcity anywhere", Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said the state has enough doses of vaccines.
Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain on April 08 informed that vaccination drive is going well in Delhi and have stock for 4 to 5 days. "The vaccination drive is going well in Delhi. We received some vaccines yesterday. We have stock for 4-5 days. We have demanded more and we will get it," said Jain.
Pakistan will be receiving 'Made in India' COVID-19 vaccines from GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.
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Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring that the vaccine is distributed fairly.
"When doctors and health workers give a clean chit to the vaccine, it sends a very strong message among people about the efficacy of the shots," PM Modi said through video conference.
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha on January 20 appealed to beneficiaries to get themselves vaccinated by COVID-19 vaccines, amid apprehensions of their efficacy. "There is a need to spread awareness about the vaccine...Both the COVID-19 vaccines were given emergency use approval only after scientists were convinced of their safety. I appeal to all beneficiaries to get themselves vaccinated," said LG Manoj Sinha. COVID-19 vaccination drive was roll out on January 16 across the country.
As India gets closer to mass vaccination nation-wide rollout, it must brace up to tackle vaccine misinformation on a war footing.
India's drugs regulator on Sunday gave its nod to Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country.
The panel has recommended to the government that any vaccine against COVID-19 should be granted emergency use authorisation only after proper consideration and conducting its trials on a sufficient sample size.
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) will address a press conference on Sunday (January 3) at 11 am and it is being expected that the drug controller watchdog may announce the approval of emergency use of two vaccines.
India COVID Vaccine: Last month, the Foreign Ministry had briefed over 190 heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of leading international organisations on Covid-related issues.
Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek from the DCGI an emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine in the country, after its parent company secured such clearance in the UK and Bahrain.
As the national expert group on Covid-19 vaccine firms up plans for procurement and distribution of shots, the Centre is betting on the five vaccines that are going under trial in India.
At least five COVID-19 vaccines are under trial in India, in which two are in the third phase, informed VK Paul, Member of Health.
"We hope to have good news about vaccine for COVID-19, once vaccines are available it will be available to all countries on equitable basis," said Director-General of WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during 73rd session of WHO Regional Committee for So
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