Economic Times | 16 Jan, 2021 | 11.52PM IST
Coronavirus Vaccine Live: AIIMS worker develops allergic reaction after receiving vaccine
An AIIMS security guard has developed an allergic reaction after receiving COVID-19 vaccination. He is kept under observation of doctors at the hospital, says AIIMS official.
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Farmer protest
Despite multiple rounds of talks, the deadlock between farmers and the Centre has not met with a peaceful resolution. Continuing the stir at Singhu and Chilla border even amid the biting-cold weather across North India, the farmers have now decided up the ante if the meeting of 4
th with the government fails to end the deadlock.
As the farmer protest enters day 37, the farmers unions have warned that if a consensus is not reached by January 4, they will announce dates to shut all shopping malls and petrol pumps in Haryana. All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, in its latest statement, has asserted that the farmers have one demand and that is the repeal of the contention farm laws. The acceptance of two minor issues is a cover of rigidness on repeal.
Dr Randeep Guleria
In a major development against Covid-19 pandemic in India, the Centre has approved Serum Institute’s Covishield for emergency authorisation in India. As the country awaits DCGI’s nod on the same, it is conducting one of the biggest vaccine dry runs today to ensure smooth planning and implementation of the immunisation programme. While there is still time for the immunisation process to begin, about 130 crore Indians have surely got their hopes high for a vaccine.
To answer some of the most asked questions about the immunisation programme, The Daily Guardian recently got in a conversation with AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria and here’s what he said.