Centre Fasttracks Approval for More Vaccine Candidates
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follow us: wednesday, april 14, 2021 Delhi City Edition thehindu.com 18 pages ț ₹10.00 facebook.com/thehindu twitter.com/the_hindu Despite constraints, we No decision yet on U.S. troops to withdraw Rahul Chahar spins it have supplied vaccine to postponing CBSE from Afghanistan by MI’s way; Russell’s five over 80 countries: PM examinations: Centre September 11 for goes in vain for KKR page 10 page 12 page 13 page 15 Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY 3 fishers dead after Maharashtra imposes ‘mini Centre fasttracks approval midsea collision lockdown’ Alok Deshpande for more vaccine candidates 9 missing as container ship hits trawler Mumbai Special Correspondent Maharashtra Chief Minister Nod for jabs developed abroad with emergency use consent will allow bulk import HC posers over enforcing MANGALURU /Kozhikode Uddhav Thackeray on ban on gatherings Three fishermen were killed Tuesday announced a “mi R. Prasad NEW DELHI and nine others are missing ni lockdown” in the State CHENNAI Russian shot The Delhi High Court on after their mechanised fish for 15 days from 8 p.m. on In a major shift in vaccine Tuesday asked the Centre if ing boat capsized when it Wednesday. approval policy, the govern gets DCGI nod the Delhi Disaster Manage was hit by a container vessel According to the guide ment has decided to fast ment Authority’s order prohi early on Tuesday morning lines announced by the track approvals for COVID19 for imports biting all kinds of gatherings was being implemented off the coast of Mangaluru. The overturned fishing boat State government, Section vaccines that have been de N. Ravi Kumar across the board. The court Two crew members of off Mangaluru coast. 144 would be imposed for veloped outside India and Hyderabad directed the Centre to the fishing vessel were res * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT 15 days and no one would have been granted the emer indicate the manner in which cued by the Indian Coast be allowed to move in pu gency use authorisation The emergency use author the April 10 prohibitory Guard (ICG). the mechanised boat, IFB blic places without valid (EUA) by other drug regula isation (EUA) from the orders were being followed. The search for the mis Rabah, owned by Mamenta reason. tory agencies. Drugs Controller General CITY Ī PAGE 3 sing men continued till late kathu Jaffar of Beypore in All establishments, pu The decision was taken of India (DCGI) for Sputnik DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD on Thursday. Three ICG Kozhikode. According to blic places, activities and based on the recommenda V paves the way for import ‘Vote against those who ships and aircraft have been sources, the fishing vessel services would remain tion made by the National and use of the Russian CO made you sit on roads’ deployed for the operation. was hit by a Singaporeregis closed. Only services and Expert Group on Vaccine Ad VID19 vaccine in the inoc GHAZIABAD The services of the Navy tered container ship, APL activities mentioned under ministration for COVID19 European Medicines Agency be eligible for fasttrack ap ulation programme in the Bharatiya Kisan Union would be sought if required, LE HAVRE around 2 a.m. ‘essential category’ would (NEGVAC) at a meeting held (EMA), the U.K. Medicines proval. country. general secretary Yudhvir Kozhikode Collector Seeram Fishermen in three boats be exempted. on April 11, to “expand the and Healthcare products Under the fasttrack ap The timing of EUA as Singh on Tuesday clarified Sambasiva Rao said. fishing along with the Ra- The government also an basket of vaccines for dom Regulatory Agency (MHRA) proval process, bridging stu sumes significance amid that he didn’t say ‘BKU is not Mr. Rao said he was mon bah have been contacted to nounced a financial pack estic use and hasten the pace and the Pharmaceuticals dies will take place in paral reports that stocks of the against BJP’. “Our protest is itoring the rescue opera get in touch with the rescue age of ₹5,400 crore to help and coverage”. and Medical Devices Agency lel to mass vaccination. So two approved vaccines, against the antifarmer tions along with Deputy team, Mr. Rao said. individuals who will be di The vaccines that would (PMDA) of Japan, or those far, clinical trials conducted Covishield and Covaxin, policies of the BJPled Commissioner of Dakshina Three bodies were reco rectly affected by the res be eligible for the fasttrack that have been prequalified in India were needed before are fast running out in ma government and the Samyukt Kannada K.V. Rajendra. vered and shifted to a Man trictions and closure of bu approval will include those by the WHO for emergency the Indian regulator could ny States. Morcha has been repeatedly There were 14 fishermen galuru hospital. siness. that have been granted an use. This would mean that approve the vaccine. appealing to farmers to — seven each from West EUA by the U.S. Food and Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 punish those who have made Bengal and Tamil Nadu — in CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 SAFETY FIRST Ī PAGE 12 Drug Administration (FDA), and Johnson vaccines would CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 U.S. PAUSES J&J JAB Ī PAGE 13 them sit on the road,” he said. NORTH & EAST Ī PAGE 6 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD OPPORTUNITIES Ī PAGE 3 Committed to framing Record new cases for third consecutive day in Delhi rules for CAA, says Shah 13,468 fresh infections, 81 fatalities reported; city government constitutes 24x7 cells in 11 of its hospitals Nistula Hebbar “Due to the pandemic, un Staff Reporter A total of 89,065 benefici have promised the Minister to NEW DELHI dertaking this CAA exercise New Delhi aries took the COVID19 vacci provide 500 beds for COVID Union Home Minister Amit would not be advisable. The Delhi witnessed a record nation over 24 hours, said the treatment. Even last year, on Shah has said the BJPled fight against COVID19 is a number of new COVID19 cas bulletin. ly 300 of the 508 COVID19 Central government is com priority that is why the rules es for the third consecutive After a government order beds at the hospital were oc mitted to framing the rules for the CAA are delayed.” day with 13,468 infections be on Monday to convert 14 priv cupied, even when the admis for the controversial Citizen On advisability of large ing reported over 24 hours, ate hospitals into dedicated sion was at the maximum,” ship Amendment Act (CAA) gatherings in poll rallies and according to a health bulletin COVID19 facilities, many hos Dr. Rana said. and the only reason it was roadshows when India was released by the Delhi govern pitals said some beds should Dr. Suranjit Chatterjee, se delayed was because of the undergoing a massive se ment on Tuesday. The total be kept for nonCOVID19 nior consultant at Indrapras COVID19 pandemic. cond wave, Mr. Shah said number of cases stood at Vaccination in progress at a centre in New Delhi on Tuesday. treatment as many of them tha Apollo Hospital, also said He said the delay in there was “no alter 7,50,156. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA are super speciality facilities. part of the beds in the hospi framing rules was not due native under the Eightyone deaths were re tal should be kept for nonCO to the West Bengal As Constitution” to ported over 24 hours, push VID19 cases jumped to 13.14% quarters to ensure that appro Hospitals’ request VID treatment. “We are a sup sembly resolution block delay polls when ing the toll to 11,436. A total of on Tuesday. Of the total priate systems are in place in The chairman of Sir Ganga er speciality hospital and ing the CAA “but the the life of a legisla 1,02,460 tests were conduct 12,667 beds for COVID19 each hospital for timely man Ram Hospital, Dr. D.S. Rana, have nonCOVID patients who fact that it involves tive body had ed in a day, the bulletin said. treatment in the city, 61.03% agement of admissions, prop said he met Health Minister have cancer, heart ailments a largescale ex come to an end. Of the total cases, 6,95,210 were occupied. er treatment, patient care and Satyendar Jain on Tuesday etc. We need to treat CO ercise in all people have recovered and The Delhi government has analysis of COVID19 deaths, and requested him to allow VID19 patients for sure , but border INTERVIEW ON there are 43,510 active cases. constituted 24x7 cells in 11 go according to an official order nonCOVID emergency pa we have to take care of non States”. Ī PAGE 11 The positivity rate of CO vernment hospitals and head issued on Tuesday. tients at the hospital. “We COVID patients too,” he said. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Kerala Minister Festive moment Mamata Banerjee holds silent WhatsApp: quits after Lok CCI defends Ayukta rap protest against campaign ban nod for probe Special Correspondent Shiv Sahay Singh Staff Reporter Thiruvananthapuram Kolkata New Delhi Kerala Minister for Higher West Bengal Chief Minister The Competition Commis Education and Minority Mamata Banerjee on Tues sion of India on Tuesday Welfare K.T. Jaleel on Tues day sat on a silent dharna defended before the Delhi day resigned after the Lok near the Gandhi Statue at Es High Court its decision call Ayukta found him guilty of planade in Kolkata to protest ing for an investigation into nepotism.