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Pursuing Pfizer, J&J and Moderna since mid-2020 for earliest possible vaccine imports: Govt

5:52 pm May 27, 2021

New Delhi: Facing accusations of delay in placing orders for vaccines, the government on Thursday defended its vaccine procurement policy saying it has been pursuing Pfizer, J&J and Moderna since mid-2020 for the earliest possible imports, and has even waived local trials for well-established foreign vaccine makers. ”Buying vaccines internationally is not similar to buying ‘off-the-shelf items,” the […]

COVID vaccines: the danger of journals being seen as substitute regulators

3:22 pm May 21, 2021

London: By Christoffer van Tulleken, UCL London, May 21 (The Conversation) A superficial reading of the history of vaccination might lead you to believe that it is simple. Dried smallpox pustules had been used for 1,000 years to inoculate people against smallpox before the first successful vaccine trial, conducted by Edward Jenner in 1796 on a single eight-year-old boy. […]

US President Joe Biden signs bill to address hate crimes against Asian-Americans

10:55 am May 21, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed legislation to address the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “On Thursday, May 20, 2021, the President signed into law: S. 937, the ‘COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act,’ which requires the Justice Department to facilitate expedited review of hate crimes and authorizes grants to State, local, and tribal governments to […]

Brazil’s Bolsonaro names 4th health minister during pandemic

11:57 pm March 16, 2021

Sao Paulo: With COVID-19 still raging in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro picked his fourth health minister since the pandemic began, this time the head of the country’s cardiology society who in the past has spoken favourably of the country’s conservative leader. Marcelo Queiroga will replace Eduardo Pazuello, an active-duty army general with expertise in logistics who landed the position last May […]

Pakistan says China’s Sinopharm vaccine not effective for people over 60 years

9:22 pm February 4, 2021

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said that China’s Sinopharm vaccine is not effective for people over 60 years of age, a day after it began its countrywide coronavirus vaccination programme with the Chinese jabs. China donated half a million doses of Sinopharm vaccines to Pakistan which sent a special plane to airlift the jabs on Monday. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, […]

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