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New Delhi: India has started commercial supply of Coronavirus vaccine in several countries including Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brazil and Morocco last week. So far India has sent a consignment of Corona vaccine to Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Mauritius and Seychelles under grant-in-aid. The Ministry of External Affairs also stated that no request for corona vaccine has been received from Pakistan so far. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Shrivastava said in a press conference that no request has yet come from Pakistan for an India-made vaccine on G2G (government-to-government) or commercial basis. When he was asked that if Pakistan requests for the vaccine, then will India supply it? Srivastava refused to answer this question and said that it is very hypothetical at this stage right now. ....
Story highlights India reaffirmed its position as the pharma capital of the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic last year sending HCQ and paracetamol to 150 countries Cambodia has become the latest country to request India for COVID-19 vaccine even as New Delhi has been reached out by other countries for it. Cambodian PM Hun Sen had met the Indian envoy to Cambodia Devyani Khobragade and requested for the vaccine. The Cambodians have not quantified their requests for the Indian vaccines, but it comes, two days after China promised a donation of one million doses. The development shows Cambodians are open to getting more vaccines from India and not totally reliant on China. Cambodia is seen close to Bejing, which makes it more significant. ....
The Maldives will become the first country to receive the Indian COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday The Maldives will become the first country to receive the Indian COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. The Indian Ocean island country will receive Oxford Astrazeneca s COVISHIELD vaccine produced by Serum Institute of India. The Maldives government has given all regulatory approvals and permissions. The Indian consignment will arrive at 2 pm local time by Air India flight at Velana International Airport Malé. The development reaffirms India s reputation as the first responder in an emergency situation, especially in the neighbourhood. Maldives has been the largest COVID-19 assistance recipient in India’s neighbourhood including medicine supply, food supply, medical team, training, and financial assistance of $250 million. Under the operation Sanjeevani, the Indian Air force airlifted 6.3 tonnes of essential medicines and consumables from various cities in India in April 2 ....
Former AIIMS director Tirath Das Dogra along with a group of 49 doctors, scientists, and medical professionals have come forward in support of the Made in India Covid-19 vaccines and slammed those questioning their efficacy. We condemn the irresponsible statements made by people with vested interests in print, electronic and social media defaming the Indian scientific community and casting aspersions upon its integrity by making politicised statements doubting the recent research in the field of Covid-19 vaccines, said the statement issued by Dogra. It added that though the efficacy data is not available, the safety parameters of Covaxin are very good and there is a robust immune response seen with this vaccine. This vaccine is a whole virus inactivated vaccine that may have better protection even against mutant strains of the virus as the immune response will be against multiple antigens and not only against Spike protein. ....