After lawsuit from volunteer, SII chief says govt should protect vaccine makers from frivolous claims
Weeks after a Chennai-based coronavirus vaccine volunteer sued the Serum Institute, Adar Poonawalla said the government should protect the vaccine makers against all lawsuits alleging side-effects and from frivolous claims .
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Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla (Photo: Twitter)
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday that the government should protect the vaccine makers against all lawsuits alleging side-effects. Adar Poonawalla said the government can intervene and protect the vaccine manufacturers from frivolous claims .
Adar Poonawalla s comments come weeks after a Chennai man, who was part of the third phase of clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca-Serum Institute of India, sued SII claiming memory loss, ability to reason and concentrate and personality change after getting the dose.
India sees 26,624 new Covid cases; over 10 million cases so far
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India added 26,624 coronavirus infections in 24 hours, taking its tally to 1,00,31,223, the Health Ministry data this morning showed.
The number of fresh infections is 5.8 per cent higher than Saturday when the country registered 25,152 cases to take the total infections to over one crore mark.
In the 24-hour period, India, reported 341 deaths linked to the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 1,45,447.
Active cases in country stand at over three lakh while 95 lakh people have recovered from the disease, the government said.
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New Delhi: India added 26,624 coronavirus infections in 24 hours, taking its tally to 1,00,31,223, the Health Ministry data this morning showed. The number of fresh infections is 5.8 per cent higher than Saturday when the country registered 25,152 cases to take the total infections to over one crore mark. In the 24-hour period, India, reported 341 deaths linked to the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 1,45,447. Active cases in country stand at over three lakh while 95 lakh people have recovered from the disease, the government said.
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New Delhi: India has passed one crore coronavirus cases as it waits for a vaccine for the highly infectious virus, which has affected over 7.5 crore people worldwide. Last month, the United States became the first country to cross the grim mark. In India, over 1.45 lakh patients have died so far after contracting the virus while the death tally in the US is almost double at 3,13,588. India s recovery rate of 95 per cent is one of the highest globally , the government said this morning.
Coronavirus vaccination is voluntary, says health ministry in new document
It reiterated that only pre-registered beneficiaries with the health department will be vaccinated in accordance with the prioritisation. Dec 18, 2020 · 06:38 pm A health worker in personal protective equipment collects a swab sample from a man during a rapid antigen testing campaign for the coronavirus on the outskirts of Mumbai on December 9. | Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
The Union health ministry on Thursday said that getting a vaccine against the coronavirus in India will be voluntary and released a document to answer frequently asked questions about the massive immunisation programme.
Experts said that vaccinating a billion people, including hundreds of millions of adults for the first time, against Covid-19 would be a daunting task in the first tranche. “Vaccination for Covid-19 is voluntary,” the eight-page document said. “However, it is advisable to receive the co