-The Telegraph The curbs will stall the supply of syringes to international agencies and countries dependent on Indian-made devices The Centre has imposed temporary export restrictions on syringes for Covid-19 Vaccines to address a possible shortage that industry executives say could have been averted through government planning they had first requested over 18 months ago. The Union health ministry on Saturday announced restrictions on the export of a range of auto-disposable, disposable and...
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Why PM-CARES Is a 'Government Fund' and Well Within RTI Purview -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar
-TheWire.in The Union government submitted before Delhi high court that PM CARES Fund is “not a fund of Government of India and the amount does not go in the Consolidated Fund of India”. While there is enough information already in the public domain to assert that PM-CARES Fund (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation Fund) is controlled by the Government of India, the Union government still wants to maintain...
More »Vaccine: Single dose offers same protection as two, claims govt -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph At the same time, health officials iterated that people need two doses for full immunisation The Union health ministry on Thursday claimed the Covid-19 Vaccines used in India offered nearly the same protective effect against death after the first dose as after the second dose, baffling experts who said the claim contradicted research and observations. At the same time, health officials iterated that people need two doses for full immunisation. An exercise...
More »Scrub typhus, the mystery fever gripping parts of Uttar Pradesh - Sibu Tripathi
-IndiaToday.com The spread of scrub typhus in the region has caused widespread concern. Here's everything you need to know about it. A mystery fever has been reported from parts of Uttar Pradesh, which has claimed over 40 lives, mostly children in the past one week. The viral fever has been identified as Scrub typhus. Scrub typhus has been reported mainly from Firozabad, Agra, Mainpuri, Etah and Kasganj of Uttar Pradesh. Please click here to...
More »Covid: Survey clue to jab shortage despite a 25% increase in supplies -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph Research found that 29% of 9,516 respondents knew two or more persons who faced Vaccine stockouts at vaccination centres over the past month A nationwide survey has found that 39 per cent of respondents knew a family member or friend unable to access a Covid-19 Vaccine this month, pointing to lingering Vaccine shortages despite a 25 per cent increase in supplies during August over July. The survey by Local Circles —...
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