Jharkhand to get 1.62 lakh doses of Covid vaccine on Wednesday, 129 centres set up for distribution
Jharkhand to get 1.62 lakh doses of Covid vaccine on Wednesday, 129 centres set up for distribution
Jharkhand will receive the first consignment of around 1,62,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday.
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UPDATED: January 12, 2021 23:36 IST
The Jharkhand government expects to receive its first consignment of Covishield vaccines tomorrow (Photo: Reuters/Representational image)
Jharkhand will receive the first consignment of around 1,62,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday. The flight carrying the vaccine will reach Birsa Munda airport in Ranchi by 2 pm Wednesday following which doses of the vaccine will be delivered at 129 centres.
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New Delhi:
American pharma giant Pfizer, whose coronavirus vaccine has a 95 per cent efficacy rate but has yet be approved, told NDTV on Monday it had been unable to participate in previous meetings (to present safety and efficacy data to an expert panel) due to extremely short notice and time zone differences.
The company, however, said it was committed to working with the government (to) provide equitable access to our vaccine . Pfizer sought an opportunity to participate in SEC (subject expert committee) towards Emergency Use Authorisation for our COVID-19 vaccine. However, representatives have been unable to participate. due to extremely short notice, of a few hours or less, and time-zone limitations given that the participating team is primarily based out of the United States, a spokesperson said.
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