The central government has said that 71 per cent of the country's adult population have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine and 27 per cent have got both doses.
Arvind Kejriwal has been red-flagging shortage of vaccines in Delhi.
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Vaccine for 18-44 age group was paused in Delhi over shortage of doses
Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday wrote to PM for increasing supply of doses
New Delhi:
US pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Moderna have made it clear they won t sell vaccines directly to Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today, stressing that vaccine manufacturers have underlined they will deal with the central government . Vaccine rollout for the 18-44 age group was paused on Saturday in Delhi due to the shortage of doses. We ve spoken to Pfizer and Moderna for vaccines, and both the manufacturers have refused to sell vaccines directly to us. They have said they will deal with the central government. We appeal to the centre to import vaccines and distribute to the states, Mr Kejriwal told reporters this afternoon.
Delhi Becomes Worst Hit City in India After COVID-19 Surge
The unprecedented surge in cases, especially in the last few days, has left other doctors and medical experts worried.
Family members, wearing PPE kits, wait during cremation of a COVID-19 victim, at the Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi, Thursday, April 15, 2021. Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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New Delhi: In just a matter of weeks, Delhi has become the worst-hit city in the country in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a situation that some doctors are describing as an “absolute rampage.
Delhi recorded 16,699 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, and 112 fatalities from the infection a frightening positivity rate of 20.22 per cent, the highest ever since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, according to data shared by the health department.
Days after Rahul Gandhi s suggestion, govt fast-tracks nod for foreign-produced Covid-19 vaccines
Expressing concern at the slow pace of the vaccination drive in the country, Rahul Gandhi had sought fast-track approval for other vaccine candidates.
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UPDATED: April 14, 2021 11:24 IST
Rahul Gandhi had expressed concern at the slow pace of the vaccination drive in the country (File)
Days after Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow Indians access to Covid-19 vaccines made abroad, the Centre has decided to fast track emergency approvals for foreign-produced shots. Following Rahul Gandhi s letter, the BJP-led government had accused him of lobbying for pharma companies.
As many as 60 countries, including some of the world’s poorest, might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global program intended to help them are blocked until as late as June. COVAX, the global initiative to provide vaccines to countries lacking the clout to negotiate for scarce supplies on their own, has in the past week shipped more than 25,000 doses to low-income countries only twice on any given day. Deliveries have all but halted since Monday. During the past two weeks, according to data compiled daily by UNICEF, fewer than 2 million COVAX doses in total were cleared for shipment to 92 countries in the developing world the same amount injected in Britain alone.