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Last week, India carried out a a mock vaccination drill across 33 states and union territories. The country is currently the second-most-affected by the pandemic in.
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2 MANDATORY: Makers of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines will have to submit safety and efficacy data of the ongoing trials periodically. PTI
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Jagat Ram Director, PGI & Rakesh Kochhar Prof, Gastro Dept
THE new year has begun on a positive note with two vaccines against Covid-19 getting emergency use approval from the Subject Expert Committee of the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). Covishield (Oxford University-AstraZeneca) is being manufactured by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), while Covaxin is being made by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech. India reached the tally of one crore Covid-19 cases and 1.5 lakh deaths earlier this month, while the total cases across the world have crossed 9 crore in the past 12 months since the pandemic began.
Bharat Biotech s consent forms must for Covaxin shot; medical care, compensation for adverse effect
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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the world s largest Covid vaccination drive, those receiving Bharat Biotech s coronavirus vaccine Covaxin were asked to sign consent forms.
Beneficiaries receiving Covaxin will have to sign a consent form, which assures medical care and compensation if any adverse effect was found linked to the Covid-19 vaccine.
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The nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive will be flagged off at 10.30 am, following which the Chief Minister will inaugurate the vaccination drive in Madurai, said Radhakrishnan.
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The Centre has procured 1.1 crore doses of Covishield from the Serum Institute of India and 55 lakh doses of Covaxin from Bharat Biotech to inoculate healthcare workers. (File photo | PTI) By Express News Service
MADURAI: Principal Secretary to the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Dr J Radhakrishnan and State Minister for Cooperation, Sellur K Raju, inspected the preparatory work for Friday’s Statewide Covid-19 vaccination drive at the Government Madurai Rajaji Hospital.