Getting people vaccinated is the only long-term solution to the current COVID-19 crisis in India, America's top public health expert Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday as he called for scaling up manufacturing of coronavirus vaccines both domestically

and globally to fight the deadly pandemic. https://www.rediff.com/news/report/vaccination-only-solution-to-covid-in-india-fauci/20210510.htm 

AN image of India carefully cultivated over the years of a country with tremendous potential has been destroyed by an uncaring government as the covid-19 pandemic tears through killing over 240,000 people as there is no healthcare system that can rescue them.  But, it was only on April 19 this year that the government opened up its coffers to offer Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion) to the Serum Institute of India and Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15 billion) to Bharat Biotech to help ramp up manufacturing capacities. The vaccine manufacturers have been asking for it for months now. https://www.rediff.com/news/column/ramesh-menon-how-india-botched-up-its-war-against-covid-19/20210510.htm   It was policy paralysis at its best.

How could politicians not see how election rallies where social distancing and masking were thrown to the winds would not end up as super spreaders?

Taxing COVID: 

FM rules out GST waiver on Covid vaccines, says move will make them costlier https://www.rediff.com/news/report/fm-rules-out-gst-waiver-on-covid-vaccines/20210509.htm 

The 'tied myself in knots' excuse. Just pass an ordinance, saying that the input tax credit, is still eligible for refund and may be adjusted in your advance Tex payment. And if there are cash flow issues find a way to get banks involved.

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