The Delhi High Court also perused the status reports on inquiry conducted over allegations of procuring and hoarding medical oxygen made against AAP MLAs Priti Tomar and Praveen Kumar.
Delhi High Court question’s Centre’s vaccination policy
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‘The 80-year-olds aren’t going to carry this country forward. They’ve lived their lives’
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Congress party workers stage a protest against Central Government’s vaccine policy, in Mumbai, Sunday, May 30, 2021
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‘The 80-year-olds aren’t going to carry this country forward. They’ve lived their lives’
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre’s vaccination policy for not prioritising the younger population over older people, saying “it is the younger people who are the future of this country”.
Justice Vipin Sanghi said, “I can speak for myself . You have announced the vaccination policy for 18- to 44-years-old persons now but you don’t have vaccines. Then why do you have to announce and make a declaration when you don’t have the vaccines?”
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Delhi HC directs Centre to form policy on distribution of drug to treat black fungus patients
The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Centre to form a policy on distribution of Liposomal Amphotericin B drug for treat black fungus and spell out the priority of patients so that some lives could be saved, if not all.
The administration of drug has to be prioritized for those with better chances of survival as also the younger generation, having promise of future over the older ones who have lived their lives, the high court said.
A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh said the Centre may carve out an exception in the policy for those serving the nation in high position and whose safety and security is necessary because of the pivotal roles that they play.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday suggested the young patients should be prioritised in the distribution of Liposomal Amphotericin B drug, used for treating black fungus, "as they hold promise of future over the older ones who have lived .
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Mucormycosis or black fungus is a complication caused by a fungal infection. People catch mucormycosis by coming in contact with the fungal spores in the environment. It can also develop on the skin after the fungus enters the skin through a cut, scrape, burn, or another type of skin trauma, said the Union Health Ministry.
The disease is being detected among patients who are recovering or have recovered from COVID-19. Moreover, anyone who is diabetic and whose immune system is not functioning well needs to be on the guard against this, said the Union Health Ministry.