Naidu referred to the request made by KT Rama Rao, IT Minister, Telangana, to the Union Health Minister in this regard. Rao, in a letter to the Union Health Minister pointed out that Hyderabad was manufacturing over six billion doses annually and contributing one-third of global vaccines production
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PM Modi to interact with beneficiaries, vaccinators in Varanasi on Friday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with beneficiaries and vaccinators of the ongoing Covid vaccination drive in Varanasi on Friday, January 22. He will join in via video conferencing at 1:15 PM. The participants in the interaction will share their first-hand experience of vaccination.
The interaction follows continuous dialogue and discussion by the prime minister with scientists, political leaders, officials, and other stakeholders to proactively ensure smooth conduct of the worldâs largest vaccination drive.
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday unveiled IEC posters to address the emerging issue of vaccine hesitancy in some sections of the population. He said vaccination against COVID-19 will lead to people not transmitting the disease and its eradication in some time.
Updated Jan 21, 2021 | 08:24 IST
The minister wrote a letter to the Union Health Minister yesterday on the importance and requirement of setting up such a site. Vaccine certification lab in Hyderabad demanded by state industries minister | Photo Credit: AP
Hyderabad: K.T. Rama Rao has asked the central government to establish a vaccine screening lab in the city. The state’s Industries and IT minister pointed out the requirement of one such lab.
The minister wrote a letter to the Union Health Minister yesterday on the importance and requirement of setting up such a site. Rao said that in producing more than six billion doses and contributing to one-third of the global vaccines output, the city has come to be known as the Vaccine Capital of the World.
Vocal for Local will be potent tool in fight against illicit trade, says Harsh Vardhan ANI | Updated: Jan 21, 2021 22:43 IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Restating the call for vocal for local (VFL) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Health MinisterHarsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the Atmanirbhar Bharat and VFL could provide solutions to a host of challenges that lie ahead of the country.
Speaking at the 7th edition of MASCRADE Movement against Smuggled and Counterfeit Trade, Harsh Vardhan said, The call for an Aatma Nirbhar Bharat and Vocal for Local could indeed provide solutions to a host of challenges that lie ahead of us. As India starts to produce strong domestic brands and gradually reduces its dependence on foreign products, avenues for profiteering by smugglers and counterfeiters will sooner become limited.
The rollout of Oxford s Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, and Bharat Biotech s Covaxin began in India on January 16 amidst concerns over the safety of the latter.