Published: Sunday, January 3, 2021, 19:29 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 03: Dr Randeep Guleria, the chief of Delhi s All-India Institute of Medical Sciences on Sunday said that Bharat Biotech s coronavirus vaccine, which is still undergoing clinical trial, is likely to be the back-up vaccine in the coming days.
AIIMS Chief Dr Randeep Guleria
The AIIMS director s statement came after India today approved two Covid-19 vaccines - Serum Institute of India s locally produced Oxford Covid-19 vaccine Covishield and Bharat Biotech s indigenously manufactured Covaxin - for emergency use in the country. In an emergency situation when there is a sudden increase in cases and we need to vaccinate, Bharat Biotech vaccine will be used. It can also be used as a backup when we re not sure how efficacious the Serum Institute vaccine is going to be, Guleria told news agency ANI.
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Three-day state mourning in Chhattisgarh on demise of Motilal Vora ANI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020 20:32 IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 21 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Government declared a three-day state mourning till December 23 on the demise of former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Motilal Vora, on Monday. He was 93.
The Chhattisgarh government said in a release: In this duration of state mourning, national flags hoisted on government buildings will remain at half-mast and no entertainment or cultural programme will be organised. The state government has also decided that the last rites of Motilal Vora would be performed with state honour.
Veteran Congress leader Vora was admitted under critical care in Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, on December 19 on complaints of hypotension and died after experiencing a septic shock on Monday afternoon.