After India jabs millions, its COVID-19 vaccine shows potency
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Last Updated: Mar 04, 2021, 08:31 PM IST
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Covaxin had been approved by government officials in January and administered to millions of people before it had been publicly proved to be safe or effective. Many people in India, including frontline health care workers, had feared Covaxin could be ineffective or worse, slowing down New Delhi’s campaign to inoculate 1.3 billion people.
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Bharat Biotech, which developed Covaxin with the National Institute of Virology and the Indian Council of Medical Research, has already supplied 5.5 million shots of its vaccine for the Indian government’s vaccination campaign.
4.2.3 Wellness Hurts
4.3 Diagnostic Technology Development1
4.3.2 NAT vs. Lateral Flow
4.3.3 The Unusual Role of GPS
4.3.4 Self and Send Competition
4.4.5 The Relationship to DTC Genetic
4.4.6 The Relationship to TeleHealth
4.4.7 Sample Collection - Who Knew?
5. OTC/DTC Infectious Disease Testing Recent Developments
Recent Developments - Importance and How to Use This Section
Importance of These Developments
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About 80% of all the planet’s land animals and plants inhabit forests, yet it covers just 31% of the world’s total land area. It’s estimated that between 200 million and 350 million people live in or next to forests and rely on them for water, food, shelter and their livelihoods. World Wildlife Day, on 3 March 2021, centres on the theme “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet” to acknowledge the role forests play and the indigenous knowledge that can keep them safe.
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Monday, 1 March, the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research will host a seminar in which Judge Dennis Davis will unpack the implications of the 2021 Budget for vaccine funding, inclusive growth and poverty reduction. Join at 4pm here.
Canadian Labour, Civil Society Groups Express Solidarity With Protesting Farmers The farmers are literally sacrificing their well-being and putting their lives on the line to uphold these constitutional guarantees on behalf of all the people of India and are setting a glorious example to the entire world.
Members of various farmer organisations during a protest against the Centre s new farm laws, in Tarn Taran district, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi:Â A group of labour, community and civil society organisations from Canada and elsewhere have issued a statement supporting protesting farmers in India.
“These laws were drafted without any consultation with farmers or their representatives, the farmersâ unions. The farmers have consistently opposed these laws, which go against the promises and commitments made to farmers by different governments over several decades,” the statement reads.
Wealthy countries are monopolising vaccines and stockpiling more than they need, which leaves lower-income countries with very few or no vaccines to administer. This is a crisis.