Covid vaccine in India: 41 destinations finalised for delivery, transportation to begin today or tomorrow
Health workers collect swabs samples for a coronavirus test from two men.
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The national capital and Karnal will be made mini hubs for delivery of coronavirus vaccines in northern India
For the eastern region, Kolkata will be the hub and will also be a nodal point for the northeast
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ANI quoted government sources as saying.
The report also said that the Central Government has allowed passenger aircraft to transport the Covid-19 vaccines. Pune will be the central hub from where the vaccine distribution will take place.
India prepares for massive COVID-19 vaccination drive Intense concerns
The All India Drug Action Network, a nonprofit health watchdog, said it was shocked to see approval for Covaxin, a vaccine candidate with a lack of peer-reviewed safety and efficacy data. In light of the intense concerns arising from the absence of efficacy data and hence the limited regulatory review of the vaccine candidate, the implications of public rollout of an untested product, and lack of transparency, we urge the DCGI to reconsider the recommendations of the expert committee in granting the approval to Covaxin, it said.
Virologists like Shahid Jameel, director of the Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University, said he was confused with the terminology used by the DCGI.
No need to panic: Minister Sudhakar after six crows found dead in Mangaluru
Thu, Jan 07 2021 10:26:30 PM
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS): After a confirmed avian influenza case was reported in Kerala, Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on Thursday that samples of six dead crow that were found in Mangaluru have been sent for testing.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan held a meeting with health ministers of the states and Union territories on Thursday, a day before the nationwide Covid-19 vaccine dry run. After attending the meeting, Sudhakar said that he has informed Harsh Vardhan about the incident of six dead crows.
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Ahead Of Covid Vaccine Roll Out, Second Dry Run To Take Place On Friday
New Delhi: A second dry run for COVID-19 vaccination will be held in all the states on Friday, sources have said. The first massive dry run was held on January 2. The exercise checked the best way to vaccinate people against COVID-19 and plug loopholes in logistics and training.
The day-long drive on Friday will again test the operational feasibility of CoWIN application in a field environment. Short for Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network, CoWIN is a digital platform to roll out and scale up the vaccination drive.