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India gave priority to poor in its strategy to combat COVID-19 crisis: PM Modi

Aug 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy

He noted that over 80 crore citizens have been provided free ration after the COVID-19 started in the country.

“Not just wheat, rice or pulses but over 8 crore poor families were even provided free gas cylinders during the lockdown. Over 20 crore women received around Rs 30,000 crores directly in their Jan Dhan bank accounts,” the Prime Minister stated.

Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine gets Emergency Use approval in India

Aug 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic

The five vaccines granted Emergency Use Authorisation in India are Serum Institute’s Covishield, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, Russia’s Sputnik V, Moderna, and now Johnson & Johnson (J&J).