c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA CHENNAI I MONDAY 4 I JANUARY 2021 WEATHER Max: 29OC STATE | 3 WORLD | 5 SPORT | 8 Min: 23OC People are my boss, 12 Senators to oppose Rahane is born to lead: Rainfall: 14.8 mm I am their servant: CM Joe’s win certification Chappell ASTROGUIDE Sarvari: Margazhi 20 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 16 No. 280 Established 1938 | 8 PAGES| `3.00 Tithi: Shashti Star: Puram Rahukalam: ■ Indegeneous Covaxin gets approval for restricted use as data on Phase III is awaited GOVT HOPEFUL 7.30 am to 9 am Yamagandam: 10.30 am to 12 noon FARMERS TO PRAYERS Fajar: 5.15 am DCGI gives final nod for Covishield INTENSIFY STIR Zohar: 12.17 pm 3.28 pm VINEETA PANDEY|DC Asar: NEW DELHI, JAN. 3 Finally, The Green Light IF TALKS FAIL Maghrib: 5.53 pm HOLD, SAYS Covishield Covaxin Covaxin is back-up Isha: 7.09 pm Putting an end to India’s SANJAY KAW |DC desperate wait for vac- Developed by: Developed by: CONGRESS; BJP NEW DELHI, JAN. 3 cines against Covid-19, the Oxford-AstraZeneca ICMR, Bharat CORONA Drugs Controller General Manufactured by: Biotech option: AIIMS head ALLEGES PLOT A day before the next of India (DCGI) on Sunday Serum Institute of Manufactured round of talks with the announced that the regu- India by: Bharat DC CORRESPONDENT used in the initial phase DC CORRESPONDENT farmers’ unions, Union C UNT lator has given approval to Approval: Emergency Biotech NEW DELHI, JAN. 3 when around 3 crore peo- NEW DELHI, JAN. 3 minister of state for agri- Covishield, by Oxford- Use Approval Approval: Restricted ple will be vaccinated. “By culture Kailash CASES DEATHS AstraZeneca-Serum Amid questions being the time Bharat Biotech Questions are being Choudhary on Sunday Institute of India, and the THE VACCINATION SCHEDULE raised about the Drugs data will also be avail- raised over the efficacy of expressed hope that a (+16,114) (+188) indigenous Covaxin, by ■ Controller General of able,” he added. the Covaxin, being devel- solution will be found at ICMR-Bharat Biotech, for Two doses, PHASE 1: Health, frontline work- India (DCGI) bypassing Once the data of the oped by Bharat Biotech the talks and their agita- 1,03,39,726 1,49,659 emergency use. The 28 days apart ers, security forces procedures for granting phase III is available, then along with the Indian tion over the three agri- approvals came at neck- ■ Registration PHASE 2: People above 50 years approval for Covaxin on Bharat Biotech vaccine Council for Medical cultural reform laws may breaking speed after the is compulsory or those under 50 but with co- Sunday, All India will get the same kind of Research and the National end. covid19india.org Subject Expert Committee for beneficia- morbidity and serious illness Institute Of Medical clearance the Serum Institute of Virology, with “We are hopeful that (SEC) of the Central Drugs Science (AIIMS) director Institute’s vaccine has several feeling that the there will be a positive STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS ries PHASE 3: Rest of the population Standards Control that is under 50 years. Randeep Guleria said got, he said. government had rushed in result out of the talks Organisation (CDSCO) India will use the vaccine Dr Guleria said some of to clear the vaccines with- which will be held tomor- (+867) recommended for A decisive turning point to strengthen a developed by Oxford the Europoean countries out proper data on trials row,” Mr Choudhary 12,156 Accelerated Approval spirited fight! DCGI granting approval to University initially and have seen a sudden spike and safety. said. “The Congress, AAP TN: 8,20,712 Process for these two vac- vaccines of SII and BharatBiotech acceler- will use the indigenously in the number of Covid-19 Congress leader Shashi and the Communists are cines on Saturday. ates the road to a healthier and COVID- developed vaccine as cases and find it difficult Tharoor said Covaxin has adding fuel to the fire. WORLD CONFIRMED CASES The vaccination sched- free nation. — Narendra Modi backup. to manage the situation. not yet completed Phase 3 They will not succeed. We ule is likely to be The vaccine will be used “We do not want to land trials and its approval was hope their issues will be announced by the Centre round the healthcare and ity conditions and serious in an emergency situation up in a similar situation,’ premature and could be resolved and the protests 8,52,25,386 next week. The vaccina- frontline workers and the ailments will be covered, like when there is a sud- he told a TV channel. dangerous. He added that too may end tomorrow.” tion will be in three phas- security forces will be and the third phase will den increase in cases and He also said the Covaxin its use should be avoided Despite the heavy rains DEATHS es. According to Union inoculated, while in the immunise the rest of the country need to vacci- may be useful if the till the trials are complete, and biting cold across health minister Harsh second people above 50 India. nate, he said. It can form mutant variation of the and India can start with North India, thousands of Vardhan, in the first and those with co-morbid- ■ P4 the back up as the efficacy coronavirus makes a the Oxford-AstraZeneca farmers continued their 18,47,507 of the Oxford vaccine is strong presence in India. vaccine in the meantime. protests on Day 37 on COUNTRIES, yet to be proved in India, He said the vaccination Congress leader Jairam Sunday on the Delhi bor- AREAS WITH he said. programme will start in a Ramesh said, “Bharat ders. The protesters reit- CASES 218 WHO: DECISION SII ready to roll out He pointed out that week or two and India will Biotech’s Phase 3 trials erated if their demands worldometers.info Serum Institute has be able to break the chain are being modified for for a legal guarantee for WILL INTENSIFY already stockpiled 50 mil- of transmission of the Covaxin. Health Minister minimum support price Telugu Desam Party lion doses which will be pandemic with it. should clarify.” ■ P4 (MSP) and repeal of the Covishield vaccine CORONA FIGHT new laws were not accepted during the sev- MLC arrested at New Delhi, Jan. 3: The enth round of talks, they Chennai airport New Delhi, Jan. 3: cine, have finally paid off. World Health will further intensify the Serum Institute of India COVISHIELD, India's Organisation on Sunday Hyderabad firm ships 90 crore agitation from DC CORRESPONDENT (SII) on Sunday said it is first COVID-19 vaccine is welcomed India’s deci- Wednesday. CHENNAI, JAN 3 ready to roll out approved, safe, effective sion giving emergency Congress president Covishield vaccine in the and ready to roll-out in use authorisation to Sonia Gandhi, mean- Telugu Desam Party MLC M. country in the coming the coming weeks,” SII Covid-19 vaccines. “WHO syringes for vaccination drive while, claimed over 50 Ravindranath Reddy popularly weeks after receiving CEO Adar Poonawalla welcomes the first emer- farmers have lost their known as BTech Ravi was arrest- approval from the Indian said in a tweet. gency use authorization T.S.S. SIDDHARTH I DC posed mass immunisation use auto-disable syringes lives due to the govern- ed by the Andhra Pradesh police drug regulator. The company has given to Covid-19 vaccine HYDERABAD, JAN. 3 campaign. for vaccination, including ment’s harsh attitude at Chennai airport on Sunday. The Pune-based vaccine already stockpiled around in the WHO South-East According to Rajiv Nath, for Coronavirus. towards the protests. Ravindranath Reddy, Member of major has entered into a 50 million dosages of the Asia Region. This deci- With the nation inching who heads Hindustan Last December it “Some have even commit- the Legislative Council, belonging collaboration with the vaccine and aims to pro- sion taken today by India closer to having an Syringes and Medical shipped 6 crore pieces in ted suicide. Neither has to Telugu Desam party, was an University of Oxford and duce up to 100 million will help intensify and answer for the Devices Ltd., the largest anticipation of the vacci- their decision moved the accused in the violent incidents AstraZeneca to manufac- dosages per month by strengthen the fight Coronavirus pandemic, in syringe manufacturer in nation roll-out in India in Narendra Modi govern- which took place at Poola ture the vaccine. March next year. The against Covid-19 pan- the form of a vaccine, the country, said the com- January and hopes to be ment or any of its minis- Angallu area of Pulivendula town “Happy new year, every- approval by the DCGI was demic in the region," syringe manufacturers pany has supplied over able to ship 100 crore (1 ters, nor have they in 2018, for which a warrant has one! All the risks given on the basis of rec- said Dr Poonam are busy pumping out nine crore pieces to the billion) pieces by the end uttered a word of consola- been issued for his alleged @SerumInstIndia took ommendations by a sub- Khetrapal Singh, WHO equipment for the pro- Centre for 0.5 ml single- of October this year. tion,” she added. involvement in rioting and with stockpiling the vac- ject expert committee. regional director, said. attempt to murder. The TDP leader, who had landed at the Chennai domestic airport from Unhealthy mirth Bengaluru on Sunday evening, WILL WAIVE was arrested by the AP police waiting in plainclothes to arrest EDU LOANS IF the MLC.