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According to Dr Rajani Nageshrao, deputy director, Immunisation, Department of Health and Family Welfare, the vaccines will be administered at district hospitals and major general hospitals to eligible beneficiaries who have not received precautionary doses before to vulnerable groups, that is, elderly groups, immunocompromised people, and health care workers.
Adding to this, Medical Education Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil said that there are allegations that sanitisers, PPE kits, masks, or other medicines are being sold for a higher price. “So, if the need arises, we will step in and bring in rules, and this may also include the treatment for private hospitals. However, as of now, the situation has not warranted us to step into such a challenge. If necessary, we will do so,” he said.
India’s COVID-19 vaccination program has been launched. It currently uses the vaccines Covishield and Covaxin. There are some issues and challenges that need to be overcome in order to vaccinate all Indians.
The deal, signed in 2019, allowed India to survey Maldivian territorial waters, and study and chart reefs, lagoons, coastlines, ocean currents and tidal levels. The termination of the agreement is not good news for India since Muizzu s government is reportedly predisposed towards China.