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• Babies that are born post vaccination, might be additionally protected: Dr. Virander Singh Chauhan, Rhodes scholar

  The risk of death from Covid-19 is 70% higher in pregnant women than their non-pregnant counterparts, according to reports by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization, UK has also advised that all pregnant women be administered the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. In Israel, pregnant women were included as priority as early as in January 2021. Chile, another country which has successfully vaccinated majority of its population, prioritized pregnant women in April and began issuing Pfizer doses to those with underlying health issues in their second or third trimester.

  

• Eliminating primary challenges to enhance product quality, is essential to boost local manufacturing

  While the right intent and efforts towards Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) are in order, it can only be achieved by removing operational challenges through the right regulatory framework, international quality standard products, R&D capability and skilled talent.

  

• 47% Indians not happy with government's handling of Covid crisis

  A total of 46.6 per cent people in a survey said they did not "think the Indian government is handling the Coronavirus well". Of them 29.2 per cent strongly disagreed with the steps being taken by the government to handle the viral outbreak.

  

• Pfizer in talks with India over expedited approval for Covid-19 vaccine

  Pfizer vaccine is not registered in India although an application was submitted months ago

  

• UK to send medical equipment to India in fight against Covid

  The assistance package, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, includes ventilators and oxygen concentrators from surplus stocks. The Department of Health and Social Care has worked closely with the NHS, as well as suppliers and manufacturers in the UK to identify reserve life-saving equipment that can be sent to India.

  

• Can cover rural, urban parts with five shots being tested in India: Dr Randeep Guleria

  AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday pinned his hopes on the five Covid-19 vaccine candidates which are in advanced stages of clinical trial in India, stating they are logistically feasible for distribution in both urban and rural areas.

  

• Exploring vax rollout scope in India: Pfizer

  Even as the UK became the first country to grant an emergency approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine globally, the US firm said it was “committed” to engaging with the Indian government to “explore opportunities” to roll it out here.

  

• Indian Covid vaccine could come before AstraZeneca’s

  India raced ahead with work on its coronavirus vaccine while Britain’s AstraZeneca said its deliveries were running “a little bit late” as countries around the world sought to conquer the pandemic and rescue their economies.

  

• Covid-hit India mulls a shot at Sputnik V

  Talks On For Vaccine Supply, Co-Production: Russia

  

• Elimination of TB govt's priority despite pandemic: Harsh Vardhan

  "We are also committed to provide best-quality drugs and regimens, financial and nutritional support to patients, he said during a digital interaction with Dr Lucica Ditiu, Executive Director of Stop TB partnership, an international organisation working to end tuberculosis.

  

• Government clears mission to develop bio-pharmaceuticals

  The 'Innovate in India empowering biotech entrepreneurs and accelerating inclusive innovation' mission will strengthen domain specific knowledge, management skills and boost technology transfer capabilities.