Follow the science has become a mantra in the context of promoting vaccines for coronavirus and activism to fight causes of climate change. The phrase is often used as an insult to people who believe otherwise. Sadly, many controversial decisions resulted, most notably the exclusion of Novak Djokovic from several Grand slam tennis tournaments because of his refusal to get vaccinated.
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Director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming directorial ‘The Vaccine War’, has shared that his…
German biotechnology company BioNTech SE will establish a centre in Israel for the development and production of vaccines and drugs against cancer, the Israeli Finance Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
The US Department of Health and Human Services will immediately send 56,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine to areas with high transmission.
Currently vaccines are available in the country for adults, and children aged five and above.
India is in touch with Pakistan for the supply of 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat for the people of Afghanistan. The wheat is to be transported to the war-torn country through Pakistan territory.
The 100 million vaccines delivered so far also include over 50 million doses that Unicef has delivered to Bangladesh under the COVAX facility, which is the WHO-led initiative for equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines around the world.
In total, the country has administered 134 crore jabs under the mass vaccination drive.
Most of the vaccines, in general, have demonstrated their effectiveness against new variants including Delta in preventing hospitalisations and deaths.
