India could be at the centre of the global vaccination campaign against COVID-19, experts state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi alluded to this recently. “Our scientists are very confident of succeeding in their endeavour of developing a vaccine against COVID-19,” he said. “There are names of vaccines from different countries doing the rounds in the market, …
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Experts from multiple Asian countries including India have called for those in need to ensure they access cancer care, highlighting the risks of delaying treatment. The experts joined the AstraZeneca campaign “New normal, same cancer”, which aims to mitigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global response to cancer. “COVID-19 threatens to erase …
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In 2020, a crisis hit that no country was prepared for and exposed one of society’s great fault lines: the chronic failure to adequately invest in public health and ensure universal health coverage. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses and flaws in health systems everywhere. India has felt the brunt acutely as the world’s second …
Numerous international organisations have alleged vaccine hoarding by high-income nations, to the detriment of lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The People’s Vaccine Alliance – a coalition of organisations including Amnesty International, Free the Vaccine, the Yunus Centre, Frontline AIDS, Oxfam, SumofUs and UNAIDS – said wealthier nations possess enough vaccines to immunise their populations almost …
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) ranks India as one of the ten best performers on tackling the climate crisis for the second year in a row. The CCPI, released earlier this week, put India at tenth place out of 57 countries grouped together as collectively accounting for more than ninety percent of global greenhouse …
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Research published yesterday in The Lancet suggests that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the disease COVID-19. The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 – is approximately seventy percent effective in protecting against COVID-19. Analysing data from four ongoing clinical trials, researchers found …
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The outbreak of a mysterious illness in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, which has hospitalised hundreds, has gripped international headlines. The mysterious illness broke out late on Saturday. It has led to at least 476 people falling sick at the time of writing. One person has died. Symptoms of the mysterious illness include nausea, vomiting, severe headaches, …
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Following the requests by both Pfizer and the Serum Institute of India (SII) for emergency use authorisation for their respective COVID-19 vaccine candidates, the Union Government is considering an accelerated approval process. “We are in the process of reviewing,” said a senior government official quoted by Reuters. “It is an accelerated reviewing process, which is …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured the citizenry that a COVID-19 vaccine will be available with little delay. However, he urged continued vigilance and adherence to restrictions designed to curb the disease’s spread. “Awaiting Corona’s vaccine,” the Prime Minister said whilst inaugurating a rail project in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. “As per my recent discussion with …
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The Serum Institute of India (SII) is seeking emergency use authorisation for Covishield, also known as the ‘Oxford Vaccine’. Pfizer has done the same for its vaccine candidate. Phase-III trials of Covishield – made by the University of Oxford in collaboration with AstraZeneca – are underway in various parts of the country, conducted by the …
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