India should work out with other countries: Fauci
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14 May 2021, 12:18 GMT+10
By Reena BhardwajWashington [US], May 14 (ANI): Dr Anthony Fauci, the Biden administration s top medical adviser on Thursday (local time) said that it is imperative for India to collaborate with other countries, and companies to ramp up its vaccine production capability to vaccinate country s huge population against COVID-19.
Calling India as one of the best vaccine producer in the world, the leading American infectious disease expert said, It s a very very large country with a population of about 1.4 billion people, you only have a couple of percentage of the people who are fully vaccinated and over about 10 per cent or so that have at least one dose so you ve got to work out arrangements with other countries, other companies at the same time as ramping up your own capability of making vaccines because as we all know, India is one of the best if not the biggest vaccine producer in the world. As sever
WASHINGTON: Dr Anthony Fauci, the Biden administration s top medical adviser, on Thursday said that it is imperative for India to collaborate with other countries, and companies to ramp up its vaccine production capability to vaccinate country s huge population against Covid-19.
Calling India as one of the best vaccine producer in the world, the leading American infectious disease expert said, It s a very very large country with a population of about 1.4 billion people, you only have a couple of percentage of the people who are fully vaccinated and over about 10 per cent or so that have at least one dose so you ve got to work out arrangements with other countries, other companies at the same time as ramping up your own capability of making vaccines because as we all know, India is one of the best if not the biggest vaccine producer in the world.
187 districts witness continuous dip in COVID-19 cases in last 2 weeks, says health ministry ANI | Updated: May 13, 2021 19:10 IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): As many as 187 districts have shown a continuous decline in cases in the last two weeks, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday informed.
Addressing a press conference, Joint Secretary of Union Health MinistryLav Agarwal said: There are 12 states/ UTs in the country with more than one lakh COVID-19 active cases, while there are 8 states/ UTs with active cases between 50,000 to one lakh and 16 states/ UTs with less than 50,000 active COVID-19 cases. Bihar has seen a decline in the COVID-19 active cases, while Jammu and Kashmir witnessed an increase, Agarwal pointed out.
Centre s role to facilitate states; Delhi has received over 15 lakh Covaxin doses: VK Paul
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Centre s role to facilitate states; Delhi has received over 15 lakh Covaxin doses: VK PaulPTI
Last Updated: May 13, 2021, 10:19 PM IST
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On Tuesday, Deputy Chief minister Manish Sisodia had alleged the Covaxin manufacturer has in a letter said it cannot provide the Delhi government vaccines due to unavailability, under instruction of government officials concerned.
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Addressing a briefing of the Union Health Ministry, Niti Aayog member (health), VK Paul said the government of India s role is to facilitate.
The Centre on Thursday rejected the Delhi government s claim that Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech has refused to provide it additional doses and said the national capital has received over 15 lakh doses of the anti-COVID vaccine. On Tuesday, Deputy Chief minister Manish Sisodia had alleged the Covaxin manufacturer has in a letter said it cannot provide the