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No decision on granting indemnity to any foreign or Indian Covid vaccine-manufactures has been taken yet, the government said Friday, underlining these decisions are to be taken "in the interest of nation and people".
Citing a video circulating on social media, the IMA said Ramdev is seen saying that “
allopathy ek aisi stupid aur diwalilya science hai… (allopathy is such a stupid science)”. He also says that “lakhs of people have died after taking allopathic medicines”, the association said, adding that Ramdev claimed Remdesivir, Faviflu, and all other drugs, which were approved by the Drugs Controller General of India, have failed in treatment of COVID-19 patients.
An indemnity bond, effectively, offers legal protection to a manufacturer in case a vaccine causes adverse events. A frontline worker receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. | Photo Credit: PTI
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Pfizer was one of the first manufacturers to apply for emergency-use authorisation (EUA) for its vaccine in India, but was forced to withdraw its application following the central government s insistence that it conduct bridging trials in the country
In response to an RTI application, the central government stated that there was no proposal being considered to indemnify or exempt vaccine manufacturers from liability borne out adverse events caused via inoculation
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