With Eye on China’s Vaccine Diplomacy, India & US Must Collaborate to Meet Needs of Developing World
3 years, 6 months ago

With Eye on China’s Vaccine Diplomacy, India & US Must Collaborate to Meet Needs of Developing World

News 18  

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to the US comes at a time when the second wave of the Wuhan virus is ravaging India, the situation on the border in Ladakh is stalemated, the US policy towards China is hardening. A fall out of shared maritime security concerns opens up the Indian defence market more to the US military equipment, with the collateral advantage of weaning away India progressively from Russian supplies. Our strategy seems to be to persuade the US government and the US companies manufacturing vaccines and the required ingredients to cooperate with India to not only meet our needs but also of the developing countries in general, as India has the capacity to produce vaccines in large quantities and at low cost, which the US does not. What India needs is the US government support to persuade the US companies to ramp up production of ingredients which can be bought commercially by Indian producers. At the same time, India would welcome the US Pharma giants collaborating commercially with Indian companies to produce vaccines in India.

India Europe China Russia Defence Indian Production Iran Vaccines Ingredients Ties Meet Jaishankar Vaccine Needs Wto  world  chinas  vaccine  vaccines  ties  defence  meet  production  ingredients  collaborate  china  security  diplomacy  developing  needs  eye  india

History of this topic

US wants to work with India to address key global problems: Top Biden official
3 months, 2 weeks ago

US wants to work with India to address key global problems: Top Biden official

India TV News  

Washington: The US is keen on working with India to address some of the key global problems, including in areas like healthcare, clean energy and climate change, a top Biden administration official has said. “It's not about what India needs help with, as much as how the US and India are working together to address problems,” Biswal told PTI in …

How is India streamlining the pharma sector? | Explained
7 months, 1 week ago

How is India streamlining the pharma sector? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: India’s drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, has withdrawn powers delegated to State licensing authorities to issue NOCs for manufacture of unapproved, banned or new drugs for export purposes. This latest announcement covering drugs for export comes at a time when India has been under scrutiny for allegations of supplying substandard drugs causing health …

India eyes to increase oral polio vaccine supply
7 months, 4 weeks ago

India eyes to increase oral polio vaccine supply

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Centre is looking to increase the manufacturing capacity of oral polio vaccine, said Union Health and Family Welfare Secretary Apurva Chander. "An agreement has been signed under which Bharat Biotech will procure drug substances for manufacturing oral polio vaccines to be supplied within India and globally. With this partnership, the capacity of BBIL to manufacture Oral Polio …

With State prod, India can be world leader in vaccines
10 months, 4 weeks ago

With State prod, India can be world leader in vaccines

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization activated its incident management support team as part of its emergency response framework on the emergence of a cluster of atypical pneumonia cases emerging from Wuhan, China, on January 1, 2020. India, the dark horse in the vaccine race, did the unexpected and against all odds, approving EUA to two vaccines — “made in India” Covishield …

How India’s Vaccine Industry Will Save Millions of Children in Africa - News18
1 year, 2 months ago

How India’s Vaccine Industry Will Save Millions of Children in Africa - News18

News 18  

On 2 October 2023, when India celebrated both Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, there was one more reason to celebrate this year. In April 2023, almost coinciding with World Malaria Day, the West African nation Ghana approved the malaria vaccine R21, even before it was approved by the WHO. The vaccine R21 is developed at the University of Oxford …

The various strategies of vaccine diplomacy
1 year, 3 months ago

The various strategies of vaccine diplomacy

The Hindu  

Suzuki, Mao & Yang, Shiming, ‘Political Economy of vaccine diplomacy: Explaining varying strategies of China, India, and Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy’, Review of International Political Economy, 30:3, 865-890. They argue that “countries with an advantage in vaccine R&D would be more open to technology transfer; countries with greater manufacturing capability would be more likely to keep vaccine production within their …

Bolster the US-India vaccine collaboration
1 year, 6 months ago

Bolster the US-India vaccine collaboration

Hindustan Times  

As India and the United States look to step up their strategic technology partnership, the former is in an advantageous position in the shifting collaborative paradigm — a confident democracy with a robust and resilient research and development ecosystem. Well supported by globally competitive academic research organisations such as the Indian Council for Medical Research - National Institute of Virology, …

India urges G-20 countries to join vaccine research collaborative in wake of COVID vaccine inequity
1 year, 6 months ago

India urges G-20 countries to join vaccine research collaborative in wake of COVID vaccine inequity

The Hindu  

With the COVID-19 pandemic exposing the acute inequity in vaccine development and access, the Indian government is working in partnership with two leading global non-profits to convene and build consensus among the G-20 member States and others, for a proposed Global Vaccine Research Collaborative. “International cooperation is essential to advance vaccine development for emerging pathogens, and the G-20 can serve …

India-US deepen ties, first strategic trade dialogue on June 4-5
1 year, 7 months ago

India-US deepen ties, first strategic trade dialogue on June 4-5

Hindustan Times  

Expanding their multi-level engagement, India and US will hold the first meeting of Strategic Trade Dialogue on June 4-5 to implement the outcomes of the initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology by streamlining export controls, enhancing high-tech commerce and facilitating tech transfer between the two countries. File photo of US President Joe Biden and Indian PM Narendra Modi The first …

India truly established itself as 'pharmacy' of the world during Covid, says EAM Jaishankar in Colombia
1 year, 7 months ago

India truly established itself as 'pharmacy' of the world during Covid, says EAM Jaishankar in Colombia

Firstpost  

Bogota, Colombia: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India truly established itself as the pharmacy of the world during Covid by supplying vaccines to almost 100 countries and relevant medicines to at least 150 countries, including some from the developed world. Addressing the India-Colombia Business Forum, the EAM said,“The fact is that Covid has made us all …

Drafting a road map to bolster the pharma sector
1 year, 8 months ago

Drafting a road map to bolster the pharma sector

Hindustan Times  

India is known as the pharmacy of the world, and there are several good reasons why it is called so. The country exports pharma products to over 200 countries, and its domestic pharmaceutical industry includes a strong network of 3,000 drug companies and 10,500 manufacturing units. The meeting, attended by representatives from the Union ministry and state governments, had five …

‘The Vial’ trailer out: Manoj Bajpayee narrates History TV18's documentary on India’s Covid-19 vaccine journey
1 year, 9 months ago

‘The Vial’ trailer out: Manoj Bajpayee narrates History TV18's documentary on India’s Covid-19 vaccine journey

Firstpost  

India’s Covid-19 vaccination programme has proven to be the world’s largest but how did the nation, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, embark on this journey? To find out the details of a historic and unprecedented battle, check out History TV18’s documentary titled ‘The Vial – India’s Vaccine Story’ on March 24, 2023, at 8PM. ‘The Vial’ brings to life …

‘India’s contribution to Covid vaccines has been tremendous’: CEPI chief
1 year, 10 months ago

‘India’s contribution to Covid vaccines has been tremendous’: CEPI chief

Hindustan Times  

Richard Hatchett, CEO of CEPI who is on a visit to India, spoke to HT about the country gaining attention globally by manufacturing and developing anti-Covid vaccines in less than a year, and lessons learnt from the pandemic. Did the fact that India developed and produced Covid vaccines in less than a year catch global attention? And it wasn’t just …

Bharat Biotech starts dispatching nasal vaccines: Why it’s a big thing for India
1 year, 10 months ago

Bharat Biotech starts dispatching nasal vaccines: Why it’s a big thing for India

Live Mint  

The world's first intranasal heterologous booster dose has begun to be dispatched by Bharat Biotech to hospitals, Executive Chairman Dr. Krishna Ella announced on February 5. He discussed the delivery of vaccines under the bilateral agreement between the Ella Foundation and the UW-Madison Global Health Institute for the establishment of the first-ever UW-Madison One Health Center in India for improving …

Union Budget 2023-24: Will Budget provide a booster dose for Indian pharmaceutical industry?
1 year, 10 months ago

Union Budget 2023-24: Will Budget provide a booster dose for Indian pharmaceutical industry?

Firstpost  

The Indian pharmaceuticals industry showed resilience, speed, and reliability in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic challenges in India and provided much-needed aid to many other countries. With rising inflation in many countries and the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in China, the Indian pharmaceuticals industry is awaiting strong policy measures to provide further impetus to continue the ‘Make in India’ …

Pfizer CEO Cornered at Davos, India Saw Through Pharma Giant’s Promises Early to Not Bank on it
1 year, 11 months ago

Pfizer CEO Cornered at Davos, India Saw Through Pharma Giant’s Promises Early to Not Bank on it

News 18  

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla being quizzed at Davos by journalists about the company’s Covid-19 vaccine has triggered the BJP to take on top Congress and AAP leaders for earlier pushing for the Pfizer shot to be brought to India. But facts show that not only was the vaccine offered by Pfizer and Moderna exorbitantly priced at over $20 for each …

A PLI-type scheme for 'atmanirbhar' vaccine industry
2 years ago

A PLI-type scheme for 'atmanirbhar' vaccine industry

Live Mint  

The government will likely unveil a ₹2,500 crore financial assistance programme to boost domestic production of vaccine raw materials to enhance self-reliance amid a resurgence of covid cases worldwide, two officials familiar with the development said. Cement investors see Q3 with mixed feelings While India is a global leader in vaccine production, it imports key raw materials needed for manufacturing. …

How prepared is India for future epidemics? Experts discuss at THSTI meet
2 years ago

How prepared is India for future epidemics? Experts discuss at THSTI meet

Hindustan Times  

The first day of the international meet on preparedness for future epidemics saw academicians, industrialists and policy makers deliberating on synergistic collaborations between academia and industry to help achieve faster vaccine development. Experts discuss at THSTI meet The Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, an autonomous research institute of Department of Biotechnology under the central government's Ministry of Science and …

India can and will lead in solving global problems
2 years, 1 month ago

India can and will lead in solving global problems

Hindustan Times  

At a meeting in Palo Alto, United States, with biotech leaders on October 14, Rajesh Gokhale, secretary of the department of biotechnology, discussed the advantages that India provided in medical research: A vast population with many needs, an abundance of scientific and technical talent, and the government’s willingness to remove obstacles to innovation. The opportunity for India is twofold: To …

Yellen visits India to shore up US-Indo-Pacific partnership
2 years, 1 month ago

Yellen visits India to shore up US-Indo-Pacific partnership

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Supply chains, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the impact of COVID-19 were top issues for U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as she met with Indian government and business leaders Friday in New Delhi. Both Yellen and Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for the strengthening of supply chains with trusted trading partners in the Indo-Pacific region to …

India@75: Phenomenal journey of the pharma industry
2 years, 1 month ago

India@75: Phenomenal journey of the pharma industry

Hindustan Times  

The Indian pharmaceutical industry has come a long way since the country’s independence. Among private players, Khwaja Abdul Hamied had already set up one of India’s oldest pharma companies, Cipla in 1935; Indravan Modi set up Cadila pharmaceuticals in the early 1950s, Kallam Anji Reddy set up Dr Reddy’s Laboratories in Hyderabad and Bhai Parvinder Singh set up Ranbaxy in …

India an important manufacturer of vaccines for world: White House
2 years, 1 month ago

India an important manufacturer of vaccines for world: White House

India Today  

India is an important manufacturer of vaccines for the world, the White House said, acknowledging the crucial role the country played in supplying vaccines against COVID-19 globally. “Because of its incredible manufacturing capacity, has been a major exporter of vaccines,” Dr Ashish Jha, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, told reporters at a news conference here on Tuesday. Defending the Biden …

Donations of vaccines, medicines during Covid-19 peak made India a partner of choice for UN: Antonio Guterres
2 years, 2 months ago

Donations of vaccines, medicines during Covid-19 peak made India a partner of choice for UN: Antonio Guterres

Firstpost  

India’s voice on the global stage and international meets can only gain in authority and credibility from a strong commitment to inclusivity and respect for human rights at home, Guterres said New Delhi: India has increased its impact on the global stage by stepping up at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and helping nations in need with donations and …

The Largest Vaccination Drive: Victory of People, Process and Technology
2 years, 2 months ago

The Largest Vaccination Drive: Victory of People, Process and Technology

News 18  

On the occasion of the celebration of 75 years of India’s Independence, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Government of India under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi was able to inoculate over a billion people with more than 217 crore vaccination doses across different age groups, diverse communities and regions within the span of 18 months after the general availability …

The outline of an essential global pandemic treaty
2 years, 3 months ago

The outline of an essential global pandemic treaty

The Hindu  

COVID-19 would count as being among some of the most severe pandemics the world has seen in the last 100 years. India produces nearly 60% of the world’s vaccines and is said to account for 60%-80% of the United Nations’ annual vaccine procurement — “vaccine diplomacy” or “vaccine maitri” with a commitment against health inequity. As of 2021, India shipped …

India supplies nearly 60% of vaccines used worldwide: Nirmala Sitharaman
2 years, 4 months ago

India supplies nearly 60% of vaccines used worldwide: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said nearly 60% of all the vaccines used in the world are produced in India and over the decades, the country has made remarkable contribution to vaccinating the world. India today is double dosing every citizen and produced COVID-19 vaccines even during the lockdown period, she added. Launching the book India's Vaccine Growth Story …

How India Pursued Covid-19 Vaccine Diplomacy Amid Vaccine Nationalism By Rich Nations
2 years, 4 months ago

How India Pursued Covid-19 Vaccine Diplomacy Amid Vaccine Nationalism By Rich Nations

ABP News  

The last 30 months have seen the world getting ravaged by Covid-19. When rich nations of the Global North were stockpiling and hoarding Covid-19 vaccines, many times more than their population, India not only spearheaded one of the largest vaccine drives within the country but also shared the vaccine doses with low- and middle-income countries worldwide. India supplied 23.9 crore …

Letters to the Editor - A rejoinder
2 years, 4 months ago

Letters to the Editor - A rejoinder

The Hindu  

Rejoinder from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, to the article “MC12 over, its ‘gains’ for the developed world” published on July 25, 2022. India has successfully negotiated a two-year transition period from the date of entry into force of the Agreement for developing countries, including least developed countries within their EEZ, to put in place the remedial conservation and …

USAID chief to visit India, discuss food security challenges, COVID relief
2 years, 5 months ago

USAID chief to visit India, discuss food security challenges, COVID relief

The Hindu  

Days after calling for grain-exporting countries to step up efforts to avoid a hunger crisis, USAID Administrator Samantha Power will arrive in India on a three-day visit on Monday to discuss global food security and other issues with the government, as well as with climate change and agricultural experts. Announcing the visit, the U.S. development aid agency said that Ms. …

UK-India Relationship Has Emerged Stronger Than Ever After the Covid Turbulence
2 years, 5 months ago

UK-India Relationship Has Emerged Stronger Than Ever After the Covid Turbulence

News 18  

With the UK-India week on the cusp, it becomes pertinent to discuss how the United Kingdom and India have weathered rough storms during the pandemic years to come out closer than ever. It is this three-way partnership that has now been at the helm of having already delivered over 2 billion affordable, effective vaccines which have now been administered to …

WTO Meet: India Sets the Agenda – TRIPS Waiver, End Vaccine Apartheid, Put People Before Profit
2 years, 6 months ago

WTO Meet: India Sets the Agenda – TRIPS Waiver, End Vaccine Apartheid, Put People Before Profit

News 18  

The World Trade Organization’s 12th Ministerial Conference is underway in Geneva with Kazakhstan as the chair. • Regarding the intellectual property, India seeks: a recognition of the difficulties faced by developing countries and LDCs in utilising TRIPS flexibilities to address the Covid-19 pandemic, and a reaffirmation of the TRIPS waiver decision under the responses’ declaration. On other hand, developing nations …

Modi@8: India’s Covid Vax Drive is a Myth Breaker in Public Health Space, Writes NTAGI Head NK Arora
2 years, 6 months ago

Modi@8: India’s Covid Vax Drive is a Myth Breaker in Public Health Space, Writes NTAGI Head NK Arora

News 18  

Not so long back, a reputed international media-house had predicted gloomily that it could take over a decade for India to vaccinate its 1.4 billion population against Covid-19. The resounding success of this drive, which has been a proactive, pre-emptive, and graded response in the management of Covid-19 has been a myth-breaker on several fronts in the public health space …

Committed to making India-U.S. ties among closest on earth: Biden tells Modi
2 years, 7 months ago

Committed to making India-U.S. ties among closest on earth: Biden tells Modi

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he is committed to making America’s partnership with India among the closest on earth, saying there is so much that the two countries can and will do together. President Biden, during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi after the Quad summit, praised India’s Covid …

India right example for ensuring vaccine equity, stepping up manufacturing: Leaders at WEF
2 years, 7 months ago

India right example for ensuring vaccine equity, stepping up manufacturing: Leaders at WEF

Firstpost  

India assured the world that it was determined to become the global vaccine capital and it is now in a position to ensure adequate supply to other nations Davos: Hailing India for ramping up its COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing at the right time and for ensuring supplies to the rest of the world, leaders at the World Economic Forum on Monday …

World Economic Forum | India right example for ensuring vaccine equity, stepping up manufacturing
2 years, 7 months ago

World Economic Forum | India right example for ensuring vaccine equity, stepping up manufacturing

The Hindu  

Hailing India for ramping up its COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing at the right time and for ensuring supplies to the rest of the world, leaders at the World Economic Forum on Monday said everyone else needs to follow the Indian model to ensure vaccine equity and wider inoculation. Bucher said India has been a good example and the same needs to …

BRICS grouping should work together to support vaccine endeavours: Health Minister
2 years, 9 months ago

BRICS grouping should work together to support vaccine endeavours: Health Minister

The Hindu  

India, having one of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturing industries that supplied vaccines to more than 150 countries and met 65-70% of the World Health Organisation’s vaccine requirements, is willing to offer its robust vaccine manufacturing industry for developing vaccines for BRICS, as well as the world,” Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday while launching the BRICS …

Too little, too late: The Hindu Editorial on COVID-19 vaccines and patent rights
2 years, 9 months ago

Too little, too late: The Hindu Editorial on COVID-19 vaccines and patent rights

The Hindu  

In 2020, a key question that the pandemic posed was whether nations would act in solidarity and prioritise equity for the larger good over narrow self-interest. It was amid this turmoil that India and South Africa had proposed at the WTO that all patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and diagnostics be temporarily suspended to ensure smooth manufacture and distribution. …

Amid Ukraine Conflict, US And India Can Work on Global Scale to Tackle Energy Prices, Inflation: USIBC Chief
2 years, 9 months ago

Amid Ukraine Conflict, US And India Can Work on Global Scale to Tackle Energy Prices, Inflation: USIBC Chief

News 18  

The Russia-Ukraine war has sparked global concerns over loss of life and property, as well as its impact on the economies of most countries hit by massive supply-chain disruptions. In an interview with CNN-News18 during a visit to India, former American diplomat Atul Keshap, who recently took over as the president of the United States-India Business Council, part of the …

Inside Story of How India Got Its Own Covid Vaccine, Did Not Succumb to Bullying by Foreign Firms
2 years, 9 months ago

Inside Story of How India Got Its Own Covid Vaccine, Did Not Succumb to Bullying by Foreign Firms

News 18  

Speaking of vaccine development, never before has India incubated companies by engaging in proactive risk financing on a scale as enormous as this. NEGVAC’s vaccination strategy was based on two components: the information coming in simultaneously from the manufacturers that vaccine availability would be limited in the first six months due to restrictions in their capacities. At the same time, …

Patent rights on COVID-19 vaccines may be waived for five years
2 years, 9 months ago

Patent rights on COVID-19 vaccines may be waived for five years

The Hindu  

Intellectual property rights held by international pharmaceutical companies on COVID-19 vaccines may be relaxed for up to five years, according to a proposal by the European Union in the backdrop of a festering two-year-old dispute at the World Trade Organisation involving India, U.S., South Africa and the EU. This reprieve will, however, not apply to COVID-19 drugs and diagnostic devices, …

Being ready: The Hindu Editorial on vaccination and India’s third COVID-19 wave
2 years, 9 months ago

Being ready: The Hindu Editorial on vaccination and India’s third COVID-19 wave

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic is on a discernible wane. Balram Bhargava, Director-General, ICMR, said at a press conference this week that 92% of those who died of COVID-19 since January this year were unvaccinated, and underlined that vaccines and the wide vaccination coverage had played an important role in protecting hundreds of lives. The initial scepticism regarding the vaccines not having …

Covid-19 | India Likely To Supply Covovax, Corbevax Vaccines To Quad Partners: Report
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 | India Likely To Supply Covovax, Corbevax Vaccines To Quad Partners: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: India on Friday conveyed to the Quad partners that New Delhi is open to supplying Covid-19 vaccines, including Covovax and Corbevax, manufactured in the country under the vaccine partnership. “As pandemic continues to impact us, we have undertaken collective efforts to address global health security, Quad vaccine initiative and our collective vaccine delivery. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne …

India-US healthcare collaboration in spotlight as India approves 2 more Covid vaccines
2 years, 11 months ago

India-US healthcare collaboration in spotlight as India approves 2 more Covid vaccines

India Today  

India-US collaboration in the health sector is in the spotlight as the Central Drug Authority this week approved two more Covid vaccines - Corbevax and Covovax - and antiviral drug Molnupiravir for use in India. Indian companies working with Texas Children's, Baylor College of Medicine's National School of Tropical Medicine; Dr. Peter Hotez, Prof and Dean of the National School …

India, U.S. commit to linking economies across sectors
3 years, 1 month ago

India, U.S. commit to linking economies across sectors

The Hindu  

The United States and India committed to integrating their economies across sectors to harness the untapped potential of the bilateral relationship, at the Trade Policy Forum convened after a gap of four years on Tuesday. Co-chaired by Commerce and Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal and U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Katherine Tai, the Forum …

Explained | Why are U.S. COVID-19 vaccines still out of reach in India?
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Why are U.S. COVID-19 vaccines still out of reach in India?

The Hindu  

The story so far : More than six months after the government announced it would fast-track clearances for foreign COVID-19 vaccines to India, the indemnity clause is still holding up the import of all American vaccines to India, including those manufactured by Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna. If it all any indemnity is to be granted to any company …

Covid-19: J&J's Hyderabad-made Jabs Get CDL Nod, Over 1 Cr Doses Ready for Export
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19: J&J's Hyderabad-made Jabs Get CDL Nod, Over 1 Cr Doses Ready for Export

News 18  

American pharma giant Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine shots, manufactured in India by Hyderabad-based Biological E, are ready for export, News18.com learnt. “Once the Drug Controller General of India approves the report sent by CDL and the request filed by the company, the batches can be exported.” The move is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement at the …

India playing role of pharmacy: How PM Modi highlighted country's contribution in fight against COVID-19
3 years, 1 month ago

India playing role of pharmacy: How PM Modi highlighted country's contribution in fight against COVID-19

India TV News  

India is preparing to produce more than 5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses for the world next year to fight against the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the first session of the G-20 Summit in Rome on Saturday. Highlighting India's contribution in the fight against COVID-19, PM Narendra Modi said India is playing the role of pharmacy of the …

US lawmakers say India's success of surpassing 100-crore COVID-19 vaccine milestone will help world defeat the pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

US lawmakers say India's success of surpassing 100-crore COVID-19 vaccine milestone will help world defeat the pandemic

The Hindu  

Top US lawmakers have congratulated India after the cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore milestone, saying India's success will help the world defeat the deadly pandemic. India scripted history on Thursday with the cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassing the 100-crore milestone. Congressman Gregory Meeks, Chairman of the powerful House Foreign Affairs …

As India administers 100 crore COVID vaccine doses, WHO lauds India
3 years, 2 months ago

As India administers 100 crore COVID vaccine doses, WHO lauds India

Op India  

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage on October 21 crossed an important milestone of the 100 crore mark. Congratulating India, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh said, “The extraordinary feat in a short span was not possible without strong political leadership, inter-sectoral convergence, dedicated efforts of the entire health & frontline workforce”. The extraordinary feat in a short span was not possible without strong …

Explained | Will India benefit from the WHO-recommended malaria vaccine?
3 years, 2 months ago

Explained | Will India benefit from the WHO-recommended malaria vaccine?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On October 6, the World Health Organization made a historic announcement, endorsing the first-ever malaria vaccine, RTS,S, among children in sub-Saharan Africa, and in other regions with moderate-to-high Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission. Editorial | Killing the chills: On the malaria vaccine As Matthew B. Laurens argues in a paper in Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics : “An …

Discover Related