Experts have warned that vaccine inequality could affect India’s already difficult fight against the pandemic. 2 hours ago A medical staff fills a syringe with the Covishield vaccine before inoculating a beneficiary as part of the countrywide Covid-19 vaccination drive at the Rajawadi hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday. | Indranil Mukherjee/ AFP
Nine corporate hospital groups in big metropolitan cities bought 50% of the coronavirus vaccine stock in May, since the Narendra Modi government made abrupt changes to its inoculation drive and opened it to the market in mid-April,
The Indian Express reported on Saturday.
Experts have repeatedly warned that vaccine inequality could hamper India’s already difficult fight against the pandemic. The Centre’s new vaccine distribution policy has allowed private hospitals to set their own prices for the shots.
Major blast at a quarry in Karnataka s Shimoga district kills at least 8
Maldives former President and parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed was injured on Thursday in an explosion in capital Male, authorities said.
Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla said in a tweet that Nasheed was receiving treatment at the ADK Hospital in capital Male. We will keep the public informed on (former) President Nasheed s condition as we receive updates, she said. Police are currently active on the scene and we urge the public to refrain from going to that area for the time being. We will keep updating the public, Maldives Police said in a Twitter post.
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