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Both vac- oped Covaxin vaccine as “safe Avarious quarters regard- details of Stage 3 clinical trials #$#%& BJP” and said he would not cines are being produced in the which provides a robust ing the efficacy of the Covaxin were yet not available. take the shot. On Sunday, the country. immune response.” He said indigenously developed by They argued that the prob- he grant of approval to former Uttar Pradesh Chief India’s approval of the UK- the Indian vaccine was Bharat Biotech that is yet to lem is that the Government in TBharat Biotech’s Covid-19 Minister said the Covid-19 developed AstraZeneca/Oxford approved “in the public inter- complete phase 3 trial, the its eagerness to promote ‘vocal vaccine for “emergency use” vaccination programme is a University jab follows Britain’s est as an abundant precaution, DCGI said it will be used in for local’ notion has bypassed has kicked a major controversy “sensitive process”, and the recent approval of the vaccine. in clinical trial mode, to have restricted cases and was key parts of the standard drug with several senior Congress Government should not treat it India plans to inoculate some more options for vaccinations, approved “in public interest as and vaccine-development pro- leaders raising serious concern as a “cosmetic” event as it is a 30 crore people on a priority list especially in case of infection by an abundant precaution, in tocol and have questioned over the way the approval has matter of lives. this year by July 2021 with three mutant strains”. clinical trial mode, to have DCGI’s claims that “it is 110 been granted. The party has offi- Sharma, who heads the crore health workers, doctors, Somani also did not take more options for vaccinations, per cent safe”. cially lauded the scientists and Parliamentary panel on Home and front carona warriors to be any question from the reporters especially in case of infection by Experts also warned that researchers for the Affairs which dealt with the given the free jab. except saying, “We’ll never mutant strains”. the decision may lead to dis- achievement. issue at length, said the matter The country’s top drug approve anything if there is accelerated approval process workers to administer vaccines “We’ll never approve any- trust among people regarding Senior Congress leaders of granting authorisation for regulator DCGI in its presser slightest of safety concern. The request of the SII, Bharat across the country. thing if there is slightest of safe- vaccines and that it may and former Union Ministers vaccine use needs to be taken on Sunday said, “Emergency vaccines are 100 per cent safe. Biotech International Ltd as The DCGI said both man- ty concern. become difficult for the Union Anand Sharma, Jairam Ramesh up carefully as no country has restricted approval has been Some side effects like mild well as about phase-III trials of ufacturers had submitted data “The vaccines are 110 per Government to defend it in the and Shashi Tharoor sought to dispensed with the mandatory given for the two vaccine can- fever, pain, and allergy are Cadila Healthcare Ltd. showing their vaccines were cent safe. Some side effects like international fora. know from the Health Minister phase 3 trials and verification didates and that it is paying common for every vaccine. It India, which has recorded safe to use and shared that SII mild fever, pain and allergy are Dr Rahul Bhargava, why mandatory protocols and of data. close attention to the increas- is absolute rubbish that people the second-highest number of has presented a recombinant common for every Director (Institute of Blood verification of data “had been In its report submitted on ing cases of the UK’s Covid-19 may become impotent.” infections in the world with chimpanzee adenovirus vector vaccine. Disorder and Bone Marrow dispensed with”. December 21 to Rajya Sabha new strain in the country and As per the official release, more than 10.3 million con- vaccine (Covishield) encoding “It is absolute rubbish that Transplant) Fortis Hospital, Samajwadi Party leader chairman and Vice President M was prioritising its threat while the Subject Expert Committee firmed cases to date, killing the SARS-CoV-2 Spike (S) gly- people may become impotent,” Gurgaon said that the Akhilesh Yadav had on Venkaiah Naidu, the commit- conducting clinical (SEC) met on Friday and nearly 150,000 held nationwide coprotein with technology trans- he said at a Press conference Government is trying to mod- Saturday termed the anti-Covid tee noted that the CDSCO has trials”. Saturday had made its recom- drills on Saturday to prepare fer from AstraZeneca/Oxford here. ify the protocols related to vaccine to be rolled out in the given no emergency use autho- India’s Drugs Controller mendations in respect of the more than 90,000 healthcare University. However, the doctors and phase three trials. country as a “vaccine of the risation in the past. *% & ''()% *+ & ! "#$ % "#$% #$#%& #$#%& ollowing the overnight rain- t a time the “boycott China” Ffall in the national Capital, Achorus has been getting the farmers protesting and louder, China-based Shanghai camping at city borders wit- Tunnel Engineering Company nessed waterlogged tents, (STEC) has been awarded a Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor soaked firewood and blankets. contract to construct 5.6 km have been awarded and the The continuous rainfall underground stretch from New construction is going on in full throughout the day also led to Ashok Nagar to Sahibabad of swing to commission the pro- waterlogging at agitation the Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail ject in time, an NCRTC venues and water also entered Transit System project. spokesperson said. in the tents of the farmers. A major controversy had Five national and multina- Heavy rain lashed across erupted in June last year after tional bidders including L&T, ! "#$ the national Capital on Sunday the STEC emerged as the low- Tata Projects Limited took part leading to waterlogging in est bidder for a contract worth in the bid. The NCRTC had ,-. Police said they have iden- lives in the incident. some parts of the city. % & Rs 1,126 crore for the con- invited global bids for the first tified the bodies of 14 deceased The CM directed the According to a meteorological ( ! "#$ struction of the 5.6-km tunnel underground civil construction / 0 persons out of the 23 dead. Divisional Commissioner of department official, the mini- on one of the stretches of the package in November last year They have been identified as Meerut and Additional Ditector mum temperature in the city the protesting farmers are in high prevent from soaking in Delhi-Meerut RRTS project and the technical bids for this 0 Omkar (45), Neeraj alias Bunty General of Police (ADGP) settled at 9.9 degrees Celsius, spirits. “Farmers continue to be water. amid a standoff between India contract package were opened (40), Joginder (42), Sunil (44), Meerut zone to submit a report while the maximum settled at in high morale and are consoli- At Tikri border, Bharatiya and China along the Line of on March 16. Om Prakash Arya (68), Robin, in this connection. The CM also 15.8 degrees Celsius. The dating forces. All four major Kisan Union Ugrahan leader Actual Control (LAC) in The scope of work includes Pramod (34), Nitin Chauhan directed officials to give finan- humidity oscillated between protest sites are being coordi- Sukhdev Singh, said arrange- Ladakh. The National Capital design and construction of (34), Pappu Singh (45), Babu cial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the 100 and 82 per cent. The nated, more forces are joining in ments made by farmers to Region Transport Corporation twin tunnels from near New '%()&(*(+,-.(('(. (45), Akshay (48), Vinod (58), kin of each of the Safdarjung observatory, which and protests in other places are brave the cold weather are not (NCRTC), which is executing Ashok Nagar DN Ramp to Dilip Batra (68) and Mayank deceased. provides official figures for the continuing,” said AIKSCC. helping much because of rains the country’s first Regional Sahibabad UP Ramp and one n a tragic incident, at least23 (18), all residents of Union Minister V K Singh, city, recorded 14.8 mm rainfall Following the rainfall, the and subsequent waterlogging. Rapid Rail Transit System underground station at Anand Ipeople were killed and sev- Muradnagar district. who is a Member of Parliament at 5.30 pm, while the Palam farmers on Sunday said they Veerpal Singh, a protesting (RRTS), said the contract was Vihar. The tunneling work has eral others injured after a roof Till late evening the from Ghaziabad, and several weather station recorded 5.3 are ready to face any problem, farmer, said their blankets, awarded following the set pro- to be completed in 1,095 days of a shelter at a cremation National Disaster Response senior police and administra- mm and Lodhi Road recorded be it heavy downpour or storm, clothes and wood are soaked.