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India, Pfizer seek to resolve dispute over COVID-19 vaccine indemnity India has not given any manufacturer of a COVID-19 vaccine indemnity against the costs of compensation for any severe side effects Reuters | May 22, 2021 | Updated 08:16 IST Pfizer and the Indian government are seeking to resolve tensions over a demand by the U.S. drugmaker for legal protection from any claims linked to the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in one of the world s biggest markets, two sources told Reuters. India has not given any manufacturer of a COVID-19 vaccine indemnity against the costs of compensation for any severe side effects, which is a condition Pfizer has obtained in many countries where its shots have already been widely used, including Britain and the United States. ....
Updated Anastasi Mokgobu Share this: Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that the country will resume the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday, 28 April 2021. iStock The use of the vaccines was suspended earlier this month following a similar decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States. The reason for the suspension, given by both the FDA and Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, was to give authorities a chance to re-evaluate a possible causal link between the vaccine and six cases in America where women developed blood clots in the brain, coupled with low platelets. ....
India to expand COVID-19 vaccination but supplies run short, imports delayed Public forecasts by its only two vaccine producers show their total monthly output of 70-80 million doses will increase only in two months or more, though the number of people eligible for vaccines will double to an estimated 800 million from May 1 Reuters | April 23, 2021 | Updated 07:51 IST Under fire for his handling of the world s worst COVID-19 surge, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened vaccinations for all adults from next month, but supplies are already running short. Public forecasts by its only two vaccine producers show their total monthly output of 70-80 million doses will increase only in two months or more, though the number of people eligible for vaccines will double to an estimated 800 million from May 1. ....
India to remove import duty on COVID-19 vaccines Imports of Russia s Sputnik V vaccine are due to arrive soon and the government has also urged Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson to sell their products to India Reuters | April 20, 2021 | Updated 11:15 IST India will waive its 10% customs duty on imported COVID-19 vaccines, a senior government official told Reuters on Monday, as it tries to boost supplies to counter a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases. Imports of Russia s Sputnik V vaccine are due to arrive soon and the government has also urged Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson to sell their products to India. ....
IFP wants urgent parliamentary debate on ‘slow’ vaccination drive Updated Jacaranda FM News Share this: The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) says it has written to National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise to request a debate on the country’s Covid-19 vaccine drive. GCIS The request follows a decision by South Africa to temporarily put the brakes on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout. The pause comes amid concerns about the adverse reaction of a handful of patients abroad. The United States reported a total of six cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the vaccine. ....