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NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking directions to disband Phase-III vaccine policy of the Centre and adoption of uniform policy of procuring 100 per cent doses of Covid-19 from vaccine manufacturers which can be equitably distributed to all the states and Union Territories for free decentralized distribution. The state government also sought setting aside of the differential pricing mechanism for Covid-19 vaccines and capping the price for Covid-19 vaccines at a uniform price of Rs 150 per dose. The intervention application has been filed by the s...

NEW DELHI: Fifty lakh doses of ‘Covishield' vaccine earmarked by the Serum Institute for export to the United Kingdom have now been made available for the inoculation of 18-44 age group in 21 states/UTs in India, amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, official sources said. The Centre's decision to allocate these doses to 21 states and Union territories (UTs) came after Prakash Kumar Singh, director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at Pune-based Serum Institute of India, recently wrote to the Union health ministry seeking permission for the same. The Serum Institute had on March 23 sought perm...

›Disband phase-III vaccine policy, direct 100 per cent procurement of doses by Centre: West Bengal to Supreme Court Disband phase-III vaccine policy, direct 100 per cent procurement of doses by Centre: West Bengal to Supreme Court SECTIONS Disband phase-III vaccine policy, direct 100 per cent procurement of doses by Centre: West Bengal to Supreme CourtPTI Last Updated: May 07, 2021, 08:24 PM IST Share Synopsis The intervention application has been filed by the state government in the pending matter taken suo motu by the top court for ensuring distribution of essential supplies and servic...

24 Covid patients die due to oxygen shortage in Karnataka government hospital The Centre has provided more than 17.35 crore vaccine doses to the states and the union territories free of cost, and more than 90 lakh doses are still available with them, the Health Ministry said, adding over 10 lakh doses will be received by the states and UTs in the next three days. In a statement, the Union health Ministry said that so far, more than 17.35 crore vaccine doses (17,35,07,770) have been provided to states and UTs free of cost of this, and the total consumption including wastage is 16,44,77,100 dos...

50 lakh Covishield doses meant for export to UK to be used in India for vaccinating 18-plus SECTIONS 50 lakh Covishield doses meant for export to UK to be used in India for vaccinating 18-plusPTI Last Updated: May 07, 2021, 08:27 PM IST Share Synopsis The Centre's decision to allocate these doses to 21 states and Union territories (UTs) came after Prakash Kumar Singh, director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at Pune-based Serum Institute of India, recently wrote to the Union health ministry seeking permission for the same. AFP The Serum Institute had on March 23 sought permission from the ...