COVID
Ambiguities in the COVID guideness
The official guidelines say
Government of India will procure 75% of the vaccines being produced by the manufacturers in the country.
Will they procure 75% of the all vaccine being produced in India or does it mean that for every 75 vaccines procured by the Central government, the manufacturer is free to sell it to private hospitals at a price to be decided by the manufacturer.
The issue is what is the price at which government will buy the vaccine from the manufacturers. And is there are cap of or formula of the price from the manufacturer to the private hospitals, which is allowed to charge only Rs. 150 . https://indianexpress.com/article/india/centre-places-order-for-44-crore-doses-of-covishield-and-covaxin-7349987/
The Indian Express (Kaunain Sheriff), Jun 8, https://indianexpress.com/article/india/centre-places-order-for-44-crore-doses-of-covishield-and-covaxin-7349987/ interpret this guidelines as "centre will procure 75 % of the total doses to vaccinate every adult, free of cost. and has said that Health department has placed advance order on June 8th for 44 crore doses from the two vaccine manufacturers (25 crore doses- SII , and 19 crore doses - Bharat Biotech. )
Post August - 74 crore additional doses (including 30 crorre from Biological E)
Five Months after Launch of Vaccination, the Union Government Provides a Hint How the Vaccine Doses Would Be Disbursed
Jun 8, 2021,
The vaccination programme had been launched, with the Union Government monopolising 100% of all available vaccines, in mid-January (ref.: < https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-worlds-largest-vaccination-programme-begins-in-india-on-january-16/article33582069.ece >).
It took almost five months to come out with a sort of protocol to determine allocation between states. Never mind, that even now, if it reads rather like a Sudoku puzzle.
Hope the Supreme Court would make the maker of the puzzle solve it for the benefit of the common Indians, Apart from asking for a detailed roadmap as regards augmenting the supply in the foreseeable future.
The whole episode goes to underline how enormous damage recent Judgement have done.
Just to illustrate, last year, over a crore of migrant workers - as per government figures (ref.: < https://www.news18.com/news/india/over-1-crore-migrant-workers-walked-to-their-home-states-during-covid-19-lockdown-till-june-2899161.htm l>), had to trek back home - maybe hundreds of miles away, braving the scorching sun under the impact of the brutal lockdown, with less than 4 hours notice, meant to lock them up at their places of work so that they become available to their employers at their convenience as and when the lockdown eases.
Also thanks to the Supreme Court (ref.: < https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-order-on-covid-19-vaccines-cant-be-silent-spectators-2454705 >.) twelve major opposition parties have, in unison, asked for universal free vaccination (ref.: < https://indianexpress.com/article/india/12-oppn-leaders-write-to-pm-modi-demand-free-mass-vaccination-suspension-of-central-vista-project-7312541/ >), The Congress also sought to credit the Supreme Court for the change in the Centre's vaccination policy and said the announcement came after the apex court reprimanded it and sought an affidavit on the inoculation drive.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, "The prime minister is guilty of endangering the lives of Indians by repeatedly changing the (vaccination) policy and instead of accusing the states, he should be tendering an apology for endangering people's lives." He alleged that the government has brought these changes in its vaccination policy after it was reprimanded by the Supreme Court. He alleged that the PM is "Pulling the wool over someone's eyes", as his government has ignored and rejected the demand made by several Congress leaders for universal free vaccination. (Ref.: <https://www.deccanherald.com/national/as-centre-changes-policy-congress-says-universal-free-vaccination-still-not-achieved-995004.html>.)
Full text of the Prime Minister's complete "address to the nation": <https://www.narendramodi.in/prime-minister-narendra-modis-address-to-the-nation-555691>.
Full text of Guidelines: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/RevisedVaccinationGuidelines.pdf
Now, the hint - in ANI tweet extracted the following three lines when enclosing the guideline..
Vaccine doses to be allocated to States/UTs based on population, disease burden & vaccination' progress. Wastage will affect allocation negatively
Vaccine doses provided free of cost by Government of India will be allocated to States/UTs based oncriteria such as population, disease burden and the progress of vaccination. Wastage of vaccine will affect the allocation negatively.
The price of vaccine doses for private hospitals would be declared by each vaccine manufacturer, and any subsequent changes would be notified in advance. :
Within the population group of citizens more than 18 years of age, States/UTsmay decide their own prioritization factoring in the vaccine supply schedule.
Sukla Sen 10th June 2021
Right now, this is the status:
Covishield would be available to the Union Government at Rs.150 per dose, to the state governments at Rs. 300 per dose and to private hospitals at Rs.600 per dose.
For Covaxin, the corresponding rates would be Rs.150, 400 and 1,200.
There's no announcement to the effect that the price to be paid by private enterprises June 21st onwards would be any different.
Moreover, caps on the prices that the private enterprises can charge an individual have been fixed.
By Sukla Sen 9th June 2021 in PUCL group
The vaccination policy in India, as it appears, is slated to have three phases.
Under the phase (i) - that had been launched mid-January this year (ref.: https://www.unicef.org/india/stories/covid-19-vaccine-launch-india ), the Centre was monopolising all available vaccine doses from the two producers in the country and then disbursing as per its sweet will - with no norms fixed.
When the severe scarcity of vaccine doses became all too stark, the phase (ii) was initiated (w.e.f. May 1, ref.: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1712710 ) under which the Centre would keep 50% of the vaccines and disburse as per its own sweet will.
For the rest 50%, the states will compete among themselves and with various private entities. For each vaccine there are, now, three levels of selling price by the producers.
(Ref.: https://groups.google.com/g/greenyouth/c/SqAGrD-JtK0/m/0ohtVNwbAQAJ .)
Moreover, quite strikingly, when vaccine supply was already running short, a new category - from 18 to under 45 years of age, was made eligible for vaccines - without any augmentation in supply. That sparked off a regular chaos.
Not because the Modi regime didn't foresee it, but because the regime precisely intended it. In order to shift the blame of gross vaccine mismanagement from itself to the states - to the non-BJP states, in particular. It was also meant to provide an opportunity to the two vaccine producers and other private enterprises to make bumper profits.
Now, with the Supreme Court coming in between and taking a tough posture (ref.: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-order-on-covid-19-vaccines-cant-be-silent-spectators-2454705 ) - a sort of course correction (ref.: <https://groups.google.com/g/greenyouth/c/YKiZNo4ncbE> and <https://www.bbc.com/news/57400891>) - under a phase (iii) to be launched on the coming June 21st has been put forward.
I, for one'd guess, that the specifics would get further updated as and when the Court delivers its final verdict.
The basic problem is that there's serious shortage of vaccines - in India and globally.
Apparently, the regime was only interested in mopping up cut-money - following the dictum that no good crisis should be wasted; didn't spend a rupee to ensure augmentation of production.
India is, btw, the largest manufacturer of vaccines in the world and has long experience in mass vaccination - since well before Independence (ref.: < https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/news-analysis-history-shows-india-did-not-lack-access-to-vaccines-as-claimed-by-pm-modi/article34758021.ece >).
That initial advantage was simply wasted.
It, perhaps, believed in its own bluff that Taali/Thaali/Diya is enough to tackle the pandemic.
The visuals of dead bodies burning in parking slots and floating in the Ganga have, however, made a difference.
The basic issue is that
(i) the production of vaccines has got to be augmented. And
(ii) the produced vaccines are to be fairly and efficiently disbursed.
Hope the Supreme Court - would pay attention to both the aspects.
COVID-19 Vaccine launch in India 28 January 2021 https://www.unicef.org/india/stories/covid-19-vaccine-launch-india India is well prepared for the largest vaccine drive to combat COVID-19 Brian Alfred Boye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4tEHisd-dc Gujarati poem Shabvahini Ganga by Parul Kakkar - composed Written by: Parul Kakkar Composed & Performed by: Pranav Jhumkhawala
Shav Vahini Ganga - Parul khakhar - Sukhpal Darshan (Hindi Punjabi English Translate) शव वाहिनी गंगा
Coronavirus: Yuval Noah Harari, philosopher and historian, on the legacy of Covid-19 - BBC HARDtalk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfVrin7Ybp8 The coronavirus pandemic has presented humanity with an almighty shock. Our evermore interconnected and technologically advanced societies are now in lockdown and we are fearful for our health and economic futures thanks to an invisible virus.
Yuval Noah Harari In Conversation With Rahul Kanwal | India Today e Conclave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPm-JP_1G38
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the nation on Covid crisis. During his address, PM Modi stressed upon following Covid Protocols. He also defended the country's vaccination policy. The biggest weapon against pandemic is covid protocol. PM
Modi announces centralised Vaccine Drive, says Centre will provide free vaccines to states. PM Modi's address comes at a time when India is seeing a decline in Covid-19 cases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xtuCunUxM4
Dr. Sanjeev Bagai and Pawan Khera debate over India's health infrastructure development. https://youtu.be/9OIMwvkCaoU?t=54
1 महीना 17 दिन बाद आज Modi को TV पर क्यों आना पड़ा! किसके दबाव में ये सब करना पड़ा! #SakshiJoshi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the Nation https://youtu.be/Z-SJ_eklqzY
Modi Speech : 47 दिनों बाद टीवी पर भाषण देने क्यों आ गए Modiji ?Justice Chandrachud का डर? AjitAnjum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrwOnrg4fmk
Vaccine पर PM Modi का पूरा Blueprint समझिए | Masterstroke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxeJp2DWurc
Prime Time with Ravish Kumar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itBdF8QML6k Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement that the centre will provide anti-Covid vaccines for free to all the eligible age groups, the Congress alleged the delay in accepting the opposition's demand "inflicted a huge cost on the people of India". "The Prime Minister inflicted a huge cost on the people of India before accepting the Opposition's demand for centralised procurement and free vaccination for 18-44 year olds. Humility and reaching out will not hurt him," senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted.
खोज ख़बरः झूठ पर झूठ कब तक MR. PM, देश को मरघट बना दिया https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq9DfRTUgdg देश में आए भीषण संकट, सरकारी लापरवाही, आपराधिक चुप्पी पर शर्मिंदा होने के बजाय, प्रधानमंत्री सारा ठीकरा राज्य सरकारों पर फोड़ते और अपनी नाकामियों को ही उपलब्धियों के रूप में गिनवाते नज़र आए।
Why there is no reason to believe that a ‘child wave’ is coming. June 5, 2021,Chandrakant Lahiriya https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/why-there-is-no-reason-to-believe-that-a-child-wave-is-coming/ contrary to all the evidence, both social and mainstream media are abuzz about how children are either already getting severely affected or likely to get severe disease in the third wave. Any mention of children and Covid-19 together is taken as confirmation of this conjecture. ,,
even an early career epidemiologist would tell you that to draw the correct inference, one needs to know both numerator and denominator. In April-May 2021, Maharashtra reported nearly 29 lakh new Covid cases. Therefore, 99,000 new cases in the 0-10 age group is 3.5% of total cases, while this age group makes up nearly 24% of total population.
A CSE report has shown that the 2nd wave of the covid pandemic has hit rural India hard, devastating it. The majority of covid cases and 52% of the deaths were reported from rural India in the 2nd wave. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAvqJuBkCjw . 56% of cases reported from rural india. Migration and Internal displacement important factor. Commynity Health Centres need 76% more doctors, 56 more radiographers, 35% more lab technicians, 38% more CHCs (rajit Sengupta
SBU Ecowrap Report: 1st June 2021 https://youtu.be/UUvvrKNs4FA The study showed that tier-3 and tier-4 witnessed a bigger increase in deaths during the second wave of COVID-19 compared to the first wave.
A Million Indians Will Likely Have Died By the End of Second Covid Wave, Says Pandemic Researcher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt8eItweEkc Prof Chinmay Tumbe points out this figure is based on “the most conservative extrapolations”. He adds the second wave is far from over and both in terms of cases and deaths it’s still way ahead of the first wave. Prof Tumbe also says the total death toll in both waves is likely to be in a range between 1.3 and 1.45 million. This means as Prof Tumbe points out, his estimate closely approximates the third of The New York Times projections published last week, where the paper forecast 1.6 million estimated deaths and which the paper called “a more likely scenario”.
Myths & Facts on India’s Vaccination Process Posted On: 27 MAY 2021 12:01PM by PIB Delhi https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1722078
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1722234 Posted On: 27 MAY 2021 6:40PM by PIB Delhi
Recoveries continue to outnumber new cases for 14th consecutive day
Recovery rate increases to 90.01%
Daily positivity rate at 9.79%, less than 10% for 3 consecutive days
20.27 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
No disruption of oxygen supply took place due to Cyclone Yaas
Highest single day load of 1195 MT Oxygen relief to the Nation delivered by Oxygen Expresses
Rebuttal : https://www.rediff.com/news/report/covid-19-is-the-niti-aayog-right/20210528.htm
| Vinod Paul | R Ramakumar |
| Myth 1: Centre is not doing enough to buy vaccines from abroad Fact: The Central Government has remained engaged continuously with all the major international vaccine manufacturers right from mid-2020. As soon as Pfizer indicated vaccine availability, Central Government and the company are working together for the earliest possible import of the vaccine. As a result of GoI’s efforts, Sputnik vaccine trials got accelerated and with timely approval, Russia has already sent two tranches of vaccines & accomplishedtech-transfer to our companies that would start manufacturing very soon | 2/ Myth 1: The criticism against GoI is that it delayed placing advance purchase orders for vaccines till January 2021. Other nations had placed orders by June 2020 itself. Bangladesh placed its first order with SII in November 2020. Why couldn't the GoI place orders earlier? 3/ Orders were not placed with foreign or domestic producers till 2021. On the foreign front, none of the discussions from "mid-2020" resulted in any order placed till April 2021. Further, no foreign vaccine had emergency use approval in India to facilitate placement of orders. 4/ On the domestic front, the assumptions were: (a) India's production capacity is sufficient to meet India's demand; (b) "Made in India" vaccines would be sufficient for India; and (c) all of production within India is for India's use. All the three assumptions were misplaced. 5/ On (a) and (b), even the most liberal projections never placed India's production capacity above 28 lakh doses/day, when it needed 54 lakh doses/day to vaccinate 100% of its 18+ population in 12 months. It was clear to all that we needed foreign vaccines. Except the GoI! 6/ On (c), on what basis did the GoI assume that all of India's domestic production capacity can be for India's use? GoI knew that firms like SII had export commitments? Adar Poonawalla had publicly stated in October 2020 that half his production was earmarked for other countries |
| Myth 2: Centre has not approved vaccines available globally Fact: The Central Government has proactively eased entry of vaccines approved by US FDA, EMA, UK's MHRA and Japan's PMDA, and WHO's Emergency Use Listing into India in April. These vaccines will not need to undergo prior bridging trials. The provision has now been further amended to waive off the trial requirement altogether for the well-established vaccines manufactured in other countries. No application of any foreign manufacturer for approval is pending with the drugs controller. |
7/ Myth 2: All this was after 13 April 2021. In February 2021, GoI denied EUA for Sputnik V citing absence of immunogenecity data. But it gave EUA for Covishield in Janaury 2021 without immunogenecity data. Why were different criteria applied to Covishield and Sputnik V? 8/ GoI also returned Pfizer's application for EUA citing absence of local bridging trials. But it gave Covaxin EUA in January 2021 without any Phase 3 data. In May 2021, we still do not have Phase 3 results of Covaxin! Why were different criteria applied to Covaxin and Pfizer? 9/ The reality: the 13 April decision to give EUA for more foreign vaccines was after the GoI realised (a) that its projections were all wrong; (b) its folly of betting on politics (a la atmanirbhar policy) rather than reason; (c) vaccine shortage grew dangerously after 7 April. 10/ This course correction of 13 April is now being publicised as a proactive policy initiative! The reality is that it was public pressure and ridicule that forced GoI to change track. |
| Myth 3: Centre is not doing enough to ramp up domestic production of vaccines Fact: The Central Government is playing the role of an effective facilitator to enable more companies to produce vaccines from the early 2020. There is only 1 Indian company (Bharat Biotech) which has the IP. GoI has ensured that 3 other companies/plants will start production of Covaxin apart from enhancing Bharat Biotech’s own plants, which have increased from 1 to 4. Covaxin production by Bharat Biotech is being increased from under 1 Cr per month to 10 Cr month by October. Additionally, the three PSUs will together aim to produce upto 4.0 Cr doses by December. With constant encouragement of the Government, Serum Institute is ramping up Covishield production of 6.5 crore doses per month to 11.0 crore doses per month. GoI is also ensuring in partnership with Russia that Sputnik will be manufactured by 6 companies coordinated by Dr Reddy’s. The Union Government is supporting efforts of Zydus Cadila, BioE as well Gennova for their respective indigenous vaccines through liberal funding under Covid Suraksha scheme as also the technical support at national laboratories. Development of Bharat Biotech’s single dose intranasal vaccine is proceeding well with GoI funding, and it could be a game-changer for the world. The estimate of production of over 200 crore doses by our vaccine industry by the end of 2021 is the result of such efforts and unstinted support and partnership. How many countries can even dream of such an enormous capacity, and that too across conventional as well as cutting-edge DNA and mRNA platforms? GoI and vaccine manufacturers have worked as one Team India in this mission with seamless engagement on daily basis. |
11/ Myth 3: The simple question is this: how much did the GoI "invest" in expanding the production capacity of vaccine companies in India in 2020 or 2021? The answer is zero. 12/ World over, governments invested in private companies to share risks with them, and later bought back vaccines from them at cheap prices. Examples are USA with Moderna; Germany with BioNTech; and UK with Oxford-AstraZeneca. Not in India, though. 13/ In India, the GoI provided money to SII and BB only after January 2021, that too in the form of advance payments on vaccine purchases. There was no support or investment. The only at-risk investment in SII of $150 million was from GAVI and Gates Foundation, not GoI. 14/ Contrary to what the release says, IPR of Covaxin is shared by GoI and BB. This is where the question arises: what did the GoI do with this IPR given that it had moved the WTO to globally waive vaccine IPRs? Why was one company given exclusive license till April 2021? 15/ Is it not true that the decision to give Covaxin licenses to three PSUs was arrived at only when the Supreme Court of India threatened to intervene? Having been forced by the court to decide so, the GoI is now showcasing it as another proactive policy initiative! 16/ On the other claims. By when will SII's capacity rise to 11 crore doses/month? On what basis is GoI saying that BB's capacity would rise 10-fold to 10 crore doses/month by October? And why is the GoI claiming higher supply of those vaccines in very early stages of testing? |
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Myth 4: Centre should invoke compulsory licensing Fact: Compulsory Licensing is not a very attractive option since it is not a ‘formula’ that matters, but active partnership, training of human resources, sourcing of raw materials and highest levels of bio-safety labs which is required. Tech transfer is the key and that remains in the hands of the company that has carried out R&D. Infact, we have gone one step ahead of Compulsory Licensing and are ensuring active partnership between Bharat Biotech & 3 other entities to enhance production of Covaxin. Similar mechanism is being followed for Sputnik. Think about this: Moderna had said in October 2020 that it will not sue any company which makes its vaccines, but still not one company has done it, which shows licensing is the least of the issues. If vaccine-making was so easy, why would even the developed world be so short of vaccine doses?
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17/ Myth 4: if compulsory licensing was not attractive, why is the GoI in the WTO asking for IPR waivers? The question of CL was raised in India with regard to Covaxin on which the GoI had a shared IPR. Why was a public IPR allowed to be used for private profiteering? 18/ Why was there an inordinate delay in providing more licenses to other producers in Covaxin? Even now, why is it that only three producers have been given licenses? Why not more? |
| Myth 5: Centre has abdicated its responsibility to the states Fact:The Central Government is doing all the heavy-lifting, from funding vaccine manufacturers to giving them quick approvals to ramping up production to bringing foreign vaccines to India. The vaccine procured by the Centre is supplied wholly to the states for free administration to people. All this is very much in the knowledge of the states. GoI has merely enabled states to try procuring vaccines on their own, on their explicit requests. The states very well knew the production capacity in the country and what the difficulties are in procuring vaccines directly from abroad. In fact, GoI ran the entire vaccine program from January to April & it was quite well-administrated compared to the situation in May. But states, who had not even achieved good coverage of healthcare workers and frontline workers in 3 months wanted to open up the process of vaccination and wanted more decentralisation. Health is a state subject & the liberalised vaccine policy was a result of the incessant requests being made by the states to give states more power. The fact that global tenders have not given any results only reaffirm what we have been telling the states from day one: that vaccines are in short supply in the world and it is not easy to procure them at short notice. |
19/ Myth 5: The shift of blame on to States was precisely the objective of the 19th April policy. The spirit of the State's demand was the demand for decentralisation of vaccine distribution, not procurement. It things were "well-administered" till May, why not continue it? 20/ This explanation makes the centre look silly. Was the 19 April policy introduced just to prove a point to the States? If GoI knew there were no vaccines to buy, why did it push the States into that quagmire? Is it some ego battle that is on, or serious public policy making? 21/ The GoI cannot hide the fact that it bungled on the vaccine policy. It has to accept its error and move ahead without blaming States, who are just in charge of distribution. Of course, some States may be poor in vaccination, but its GoI's job to get vaccines. Own it. |
| Myth 6: Centre is not giving enough vaccines to the states Fact: Centre is allotting enough vaccines to the states in a transparent manner as per agreed guidelines. In fact, states are also being informed in advance of the vaccine availability. Vaccine availability is going to increase in near future and much more supply would be possible. In the non-GoI channel, states are getting 25% of the doses and private hospitals are getting 25% doses. However the hiccups and issues faced by the people in the administration of these 25% doses by the states leave a lot to be desired. The behaviour of some of our leaders, who in spite of full knowledge of the facts on vaccine supply, appear on TV daily and create panic among the people is very unfortunate. This is not the time to play politics. We need everyone to unite in this fight. |
22/ Myth 6: Look at this sentence: "the hiccups and issues faced by the people in the administration of these 25% doses by the states leave a lot to be desired". You have a production capacity of less than 28 lakh doses/day. Out of that, GoI has booked 22 lakh doses/day. 23/ Of the remaining 6 lakh doses/day, private hospitals take 3 lakh doses/day. For all the States, what is remaining is 3 lakh doses/day. And after creating this sham, you turn around and blame the States? 24/ Its high time that the Niti Ayog stops being a tail of the BJP. You are a policy-making body. You have to provide reasoned policy advises to the GoI. It is not your job to enter into political fist fights with opposition parties. Seriously guys, have some sense! Do your work. |
| Myth 7: Centre is not taking any step to vaccinate children Fact: As of now, no country in the world is giving vaccines to children.* Also, WHO has no recommendation on vaccinating children. There have been studies about safety of vaccines in children, which have been encouraging. Trials in children in India are also going to begin soon. However, vaccinating children should not be decided on the basis of panic in Whatsapp groups and because some politicians want to play politics. It has to be a decision taken by our scientists after adequate data is available based on trials. *The release mentions that 'no country in the world is giving vaccines to children'. It should read 'no country in the world is giving vaccines to children under 12 years.' The other points made in that section are valid. The inadvertent typographical omission is regretted. |
Fact Checking The Government's Vaccine Fact Check | Reality Check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEjlZRjQCpc
Anant Ban, Researcher: https://youtube.com/embed/kEjlZRjQCpc?start=440&end=537
Sunil Alagh https://youtube.com/embed/kEjlZRjQCpc?start=537&end=695
Priyanka Chaturvedi, Shiv Sena https://youtube.com/embed/kEjlZRjQCpc?start=813&end=854 & what should central govt do now: https://youtube.com/embed/kEjlZRjQCpc?start=1309&end=1400
Dr Arvind SOIN Medanta https://youtu.be/kEjlZRjQCpc?t=695
Watch: BJP responds to Rahul Gandhi's attack over vaccination, nautanki remark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqjHK6ztrXI Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on May 28 claimed that India will vaccinate its entire population by 2021. Javadekar's claim came in response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's attack at the government. Rahul Gandhi, in a press briefing had attacked the government over a sluggish vaccination drive.
Dr Devi Shetty Exclusive On 3rd Covid Wave, Vaccination Drive, Reforming Medical Education & More https://youtube.com/kNAX-6rY20g?start=169& end=421 15 May 2021 Dr Devi Shetty also spoke about the 3rd Covid wave, ramping up of Vaccination drive, supply in Oxygen, & reform in Medical Education system
One day of lockdown cost 10000 crore. We need to vaccinte only 51 crore people more..which will cost us less than 70,000 crore , at the price of Rs. 700/-. Given the money at least 10,00 crore in advance, we can get the manufacturers to bend backward... Soon, the under 18 will be the most vulnerable group..
https://advvivekramteke.blogspot.com/2021/05/legal-notice-upon-dr-soumya-swaminathan.html legal notice is served by Indian Bar Association (IBA) upon Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, the Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 25, 2021. ..The notice is based on the research and clinical trials carried out by ‘Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance’ (FLCCC) and the British Ivermectin Recommendation Development (BIRD) Panel. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan (allegedly) has ignored these studies/reports..
the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi ..have retained the recommendation for Ivermectin under ‘May Do’ category, for patients with mild symptoms and those in home isolation, as stated in ‘The National Guidelines for COVID-19 management’ last updated on May 17, 2021.
Legal Notice to Dr. Soumya Swaminathan (Chief Scientist WHO): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X7hH1jncsRGsy77gpUg21yIXsQRJOEvP/view?usp=sharing
https://www.merck.com/news/merck-statement-on-ivermectin-use-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ Company scientists continue to carefully examine the findings of all available and emerging studies of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19 for evidence of efficacy and safety. It is important to note that, to-date, our analysis has identified:
No scientific basis for a potential therapeutic effect against COVID-19 from pre-clinical studies;
No meaningful evidence for clinical activity or clinical efficacy in patients with COVID-19 disease, and;
A concerning lack of safety data in the majority of studies.
Swaminathan's Interview on 16th May https://youtu.be/N2lNIYXrLlA?t=549 mainly talks about the fear of Prolonged Second Wave. She also called for safe disposal of bodies .
In the petition, Dr Swaminathan speaks about "wide spread use" of several drugs and she names Ivermectin among six drugs. https://youtube.com/embed/N2lNIYXrLlA?start=1420&end=1685
https://twitter.com/doctorsoumya
Soumya Swaminathan Retweeted Carl Zimmer
27 May
Ivermectin "is not a viable option to treat COVID-19 patients.” [Preprint of meta-analysis] https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.21.21257595v1
Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized...
Background: We systematically assessed benefits and harms of the use of ivermectin (IVM) in COVID-19 patients. Methods: Published and preprint randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing IVM...
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Why AIDAN Apprehensive About Vaccine Approval Process?; Malini Aisola Of AIDAN Responds Jan 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9mwN632P-g Why is AIDAN so apprehensive about the manner in which the vaccine approvals were given? Malini Aisola, Co-Convenor, AIDAN, responds.
Faster vaccination holds the key to an escape from the pandemic. The impact of the first wave was on the service sector, which suffered heavily as the activity in contact with intensive services came to a near standstill during the pandemic. Aviation tourism and hospitality have suffered religiously. RBI now says that this could be a problem looking at the current trends, and it's best to evacuate and vaccinate people faster. RBI's annual report consist says the year gone by has left a scar on the economy. It mentioned that the economic cost of this wave could be limited to the first quarter of the current financial year.video: https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/times-now/india/rbi-calls-for-faster-inoculation-service-sector-suffered-in-the-first-wave/98597
https://moneylife.in/article/impact-and-duration-of-covid20-biggest-risks-to-growth-estimates-rbi/64017.html e-way bills moderated, pointing to mobility restrictions and possible slackening of GST collections in ensuing months. Slowing down of mobility is also reflected in toll collection volumes during April. In the agricultural sector, work demanded under the MGNREGA has tapered during the month, indicative of increased demand for farm labour.
As regards industrial activity, electricity demand is stable. Transportation remains resilient as reflected in rising freight traffic supported by the pandemic-related surge in demand for essential medical supplies. On the external front, merchandise exports and imports have recorded growth rates of 195.7 per cent and 167.1 per cent in April, partly reflecting low base effect but also pointing to the revival of both external and domestic demand.
RBI Annual Report: Is The Bubble In Stock Markets Rational? https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/rbi-annual-report-is-the-bubble-in-stock-markets-rational "not all aspect of the (stock) market’s movement are irrational. Present valuations are supported by improved corporate earnings and this part of Sensex increase can be seen as rational, it said. However, when seen from the lens of the price-to-earnings ratio and dividend yields, the markets appear overvalued. “The deviation of the actual P/E from its long-run trend shows that the ratio is overvalued..
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