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PM Modi says India ready to start vaccinating from Jan 16, asks leaders to not jump queue
PM Modi says India ready to start vaccinating from Jan 16, asks leaders to not jump queue
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is holding a meeting with chief ministers of all states to review the Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan set to begin this week, said in the meeting that India will begin world s largest vaccination program from January 16.
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UPDATED: January 11, 2021 21:30 IST
PM Modi is holding a meeting with the chief ministers to review the Covid-19 vaccination drive preparations (File | PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is holding a meeting with chief ministers of all states to review the Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan set to begin this week, said in the meeting that India will begin world s largest vaccination program from January 16.
Will Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine come to India?
Will Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine come to India?
Sources say that Pfizer may not be able to meet the Indian demand after it supplies stocks to other nations that have given it an emergency use license.
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UPDATED: January 11, 2021 16:47 IST
Pfizer had applied for an EUA in India in December, 2020, but they have not attended any of the three SEC meetings held since then.
US-based pharmaceutical company Pfizer was the first one to apply for an Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) in India for its Covid-19 vaccine. The company had applied for the EUA towards the end of 2020. But even as India has approved and is ready to rollout Astrazeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, there seems to be a hold up with regards to Pfizer’s vaccine called Comirnaty.
The government has prepared a priority list for vaccination that is headed by one crore health workers and two crore frontline workers like the police, civil defence personnel and sanitation workers, for whom the vaccines will be free.
Sensex, Nifty close at record highs: 3 reasons behind stock market optimism
Sensex, Nifty close at record highs: 3 reasons behind stock market optimism
A good start to the quarterly earnings season, ongoing vaccination developments and hopes of a higher stimulus package in the US boosted domestic markets in India. Higher foreign fund inflows also contributed to domestic market’s performance today.
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UPDATED: January 11, 2021 19:49 IST
India s benchmark market indices closed at record highs after a sharp rally in IT stocks. (Photo: Reuters/Representational image)
Indian benchmark indices on Monday closed at record highs once again as market sentiment remains high. S&P BSE Sensex rose 1 per cent or 486.81 points to 49,269.32, while NSE Nifty 50 ended at a record closing peak of 14,484.75, up almost one per cent.