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The company also has been barred from selling the vaccine on the private market.
As a result, Adar Poonawalla, Serum Institute’s CEO said, the export of vaccines for COVAX — the ambitious initiative created to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines set up by the World Health Organization, vaccines alliance GAVI and CEPI, a global coalition to fight epidemics — won’t begin until March or April.
Anjan Dey selected as CMD of Oriental Insurance Company
5% obligatory cession for GIC Re in general insurance business to continue in 2021-22:IRDA
Percentage of commission on obligatory cession for different classes of business will be as follows:
i) Minimum 5% for Motor TP and Oil & Energy insurance.ii) Minimum 10% for Group Health insurance iii) Minimum 7.50% for Crop Insurance.iv) Average Terms for Aviation insurance.
v) Minimum 15% for all other classes of insurance business.
Bharat Biotech says approved COVID shot trials ‘honest’
2020 was 8th warmest year since 1901, past two decades saw highest temperature rise: IMD
Coronavirus vaccine to cost $3-4 to govt; $6-8 in private market: SII
Sufficient Covid-19 Vaccines For First Phase Of Vaccination Drive: V K Paul
“Our first phase (of vaccination) comprises priority groups with a high risk of mortality and our healthcare and frontline workers. For them, we believe, we have enough (Covid-19 vaccine) stockpile,” V K Paul,Chairman of National Expert Group On Vaccine Administration for Covid-19, told PTI in an interview.
Wildlife, land-use change and health infra: Scientists identify ways of preventing next pandemic
Germany mulls delaying second COVID-19 vaccine shot, Denmark approves delay
Some German health experts have welcomed Britain’s move to delay administering a second dose of the BioNTech/Pfizer shot, which comes as governments try to provide protection against coronavirus to as many people as possible by giving them one shot and delaying a second.
However, BioNTech and Pfizer pointed in a joint statement to a lack of trial data to support delaying the second dose.
India logs 18,177 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, tally at 1.03 crore
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state till date. Over 70 per cent of the daily new cases are being reported by 10 states and union territory — Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan. Five States — Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh contribute 62 per cent of the total active cases.
Labour Min seeks feedback on draft model standing orders for manufacturing, mining, service sectors
Approval for vaccines accelerates India”s journey to be COVID-free, says Modi
Indian automakers firm up growth plans for 2021 with cautious optimism
Elaborating on the auto retail business, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) President Vinkesh Gulati said despite the current challenges, the auto industry is now at the cusp of entering exciting times as India will once again increase its momentum to achieve the third position globally in passenger vehicle segment.
India’s approval of homegrown vaccine criticised over lack of data
WHO welcomes India”s COVID-19 vaccine approval
“WHO welcomes the first emergency use authorization given to COVID-19 vaccine in the WHO South-East Asia Region. This decision taken today by India will help intensify and strengthen the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the Region,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, the regional director, WHO South-East Asia Region.
India records 16,504 new COVID-19 cases
Aviation deaths rise worldwide in 2020 even as fatal incidents, flights fall
Large commercial airplanes had 0.27 fatal accidents per million flights in 2020, To70 said, or one fatal crash every 3.7 million flights — up from 0.18 fatal accidents per million flights in 2019.
The decline in crashes came amid a sharp decline in flights due to the coronavirus pandemic. Flightradar24 reported commercial flights it tracked worldwide in 2020 fell 42% to 24.4 million.
More than half of all deaths in the To70 review were the 176 people killed in January 2020 when a Ukrainian plane was shot down in Iranian airspace.
Israel could become 1st nation to vaccinate all its citizens
Health professionals have attributed the success of the vaccination programme to several factors, including the fact that Israel’s population is relatively small and young. PM Benjamin Netanyahu has taken on the vaccination drive as a personal mission and has taken credit for securing millions of Pfizer and Moderna doses