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Due to the new timelines for the second dose of Covishield, the students are afraid that they may be forced to further delay their journey abroad.
In Canada, unvaccinated and partially vaccinated persons will have to undergo a quarantine period which can cost around 2000 Canadian dollars.
Raama Sreenivasan, a student tweeted out the students’ emergency request for priority vaccination to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.
Chennai: Indian students bound for foreign countries to pursue higher education are left in a dilemma. This comes after the 45-day time interval between two vaccine shots in India has been increased to 12-16 weeks for Covishield.
Centre s Vaccination Policy Encouraging Black Marketing : Kerala Govt to HC
Accusing the private vaccine makers of charging exorbitant prices for vaccines, the state government said the companies cannot be allowed to play in between the pandemic.
Posters at a COVID-10 vaccination centre declare it has no available stock in Mumbai, April 30, 2021. Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
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Kochi:Â The Kerala government on Wednesday claimed in the high court that the Centre’s vaccination policy was ‘encouraging’ black marketing.
In its submission before the bench of Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath, hearing a case relating to COVID-19 vaccine shortage in the state, the government attorney questioned the decision to fix different rates for procuring vaccines for both the central and state governments.
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Private hospitals are giving package for Covid vaccination in collaboration with some hotels, which is against the guidelines, said additional secretary to Health ministry Manohar Agnani.