July 2, 2021
Indians who have been worried about their future plans to travel to Europe can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Yesterday (July 1), nine European countries reportedly recognised the Covishield vaccine, which is produced by the Serum Institue of India and is the most-used brand in the country.
The development came on the same day when the European Union started its green pass, which allows anyone who is fully vaccinated with any of the five accepted vaccines Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Johnson & Johnson, and the AstraZeneca shot manufactured and sold in Europe as Vaxzervria to travel within the bloc.
The exclusion of Covishield, which is being made using the master seed of the EU-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, had stoked anger among Indians.
Bundi (Rajasthan) [India], June 1 (ANI): It's a precarious situation when vaccine is the only weapon against the deadly Covid-19 and the state governments are floating global tenders to procure COVID-19 vaccine, there have been several cases where wastage of vaccine doses has been reported.
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Counter opposition s rant on vaccination with facts and scientific data: PM Modi tells Health Minister
The opposition s continuous rant over Covid-19 vaccination drive in the country had figured during the Union Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, sources said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to counter opposition parties narratives with facts. It is important to counter opposition s wrong narrative and spreading of rumours with facts and scientific data, he told Vardhan, according to sources.
Vardhan told ministers that the views of all states are taken into consideration and they are directly involved in decisions. During the meetings, all the states are aware of the ground reality, but some from the opposition parties governments are doing politics .
Rajasthan Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma speaking to ANI on Thursday. (Photo/ANI)
Rajasthan govt will appeal to SC to direct Centre to float global tenders for COVID-19 vaccines: Raghu Sharma ANI | Updated: May 27, 2021 22:26 IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 27 (ANI): RajasthanHealth Minister Dr Raghu Sharma on Thursday said that the state government will appeal to the Supreme Court to direct the Government of India to issue global tenders and procure COVID-19 vaccines.
He said that COVID-19 vaccines allocated by the Centre will not be sufficient for the state. Global tender does not help much. Why should we buy vaccines at a higher price from abroad? For the Centre, it is Rs 150 but states have to pay Rs 300-400. Our government will appeal to the Supreme Court to direct the government of India to issue global tenders and procure vaccines, and we can bear its cost, Sharma told ANI.