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Keep politics at bay
17 Mar 2021 Some countries have decided against using AstraZeneca s vaccine for adverse effects. Many countries in the European Unions, including France, Norway Bulgaria and Germany, have stopped the use of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, on the grounds that it leads to blood clotting and may be unsafe for some age categories. Nevertheless, Britain has innoculated 24 million citizens with it. The plan is to vaccinate five million citizens per week in the near future. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has however, opined that innoculation with the Oxford vaccine should continue. This vaccine is being used widely across the world, including India.
The weak link
12 Mar 2021 The maximum credit goes to the pharma companies for discovering vaccines in about nine to ten months. It is now a year that the World Health Organisation declared Coronavirus to be epidemic. It has taken a massive toll of the world in terms of human life with 118 million infected and 2.6 million fatalities, led by the US and Brazil. The world economy has ground to a virtual halt, with millions losing their jobs.
This tragedy teaches us, that nations must cooperate and live with each other to survive. If the disease continues in any country, it can spread again. Everyone is at risk.
The vaccination drive needs to be accelerated through private hospitals in India. The Government has given permission to inoculate citizens throughout the nights. However, this has not yet commenced. Many private hospitals are vaccinating during the days only.
The launch of the single jab COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson and Johnson will be real game-changer in the fight against the disease. Companies like Pfizers, AstraZeneca, Johnsons have rendered great service to mankind, by delivering vaccines to the