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MARKETING MARGIN INDIA WOMEN COACH BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 180 VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY MAY 14, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable CHIRANJEEVI TO STAR IN A WEB SERIES? { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com ESANJEEVANI SERVED OVER 50 LAKH PEAK WILL COME, VIRUS CAN AGAIN BHARAT BIOTECH’S COVAXIN APPROVED OLI REAPPOINTED NEPAL PM AS PATIENTS DURING PANDEMIC: CENTRE EMERGE, CAUTIONS CENTRE FOR PHASE 2/3 TRIALS ON CHILDREN OPPN FAILS TO MUSTER MAJORITY n around a little over a year, the Union he government Thursday said the virus ndia’s apex drug regulator has granted P Sharma Oli, in his capacity as leader of Health Ministry's telemedicine initiative may emerge again and so preparations permission for conducting the phase II/III the largest political party in Nepal's IeSanjeevani has served more than 50 Thave to be made at the national level Iclinical trial of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin KParliament, was reappointed as lakh patients during the Covid-19 in collaboration with states, infrastru- Covid-19 vaccine in the age group of 2 to Prime Minister on Thursday after the pandemic. Patient to doctor remote cture needs to be ramped up while curbs 18 years, the Union Health Ministry said on Opposition parties, riddled by factional- consultation services were rolled out by and appropriate behaviour must be Thursday. The trial will be conducted on ism, failed to secure majority seats in the Union Health Ministry in April 2020, followed. Dismissing allegations that the 525 healthy volunteers. “The National the House to form a new government. while the OPDs (outpatient department) government was unaware of the intensity Regulator of the country, the Drugs The Office of President in a press state- in the country were closed during the first of the second wave, NITI Aayog member Controller General of India (DCGI), after ment on Thursday evening said that lockdown, the ministry said. The flagship (health) Dr VK Paul said, "We kept warning careful examination, has accepted the President Bhandari reappointed Oli as Prime National Telemedicine Service of the Union again and again from this platform that the recommendation of Subject Expert Committee (SEC) Minister in his capacity as leader of the largest Health Ministry, is operational in 31 states and UTs and daily second wave of Covid-19 will come."It was said that the sero- and accorded permission to conduct the Phase II/III clinical trial of political party in the House of Representatives as per Article 78(3) of around 40,000 patients are using this contactless and risk- positivity is 20%, 80%t of the population is still vulnerable and Covaxin (Covid vaccine) in the age group 2 to 18 years, to its the Constitution of Nepal. The President will administer the oath of free modality of healthcare services delivery. that virus has not gone anywhere. manufacturer Bharat Biotech Ltd on May 12,” the ministry said. office and secrecy to Oli at a ceremony at Shital Niwas on Friday. AP floats global tender Among 45+, every 4th person in AP, third in Telangana vaccinated NAVEENA GHANATE to buy 1cr doses of vax n HYDERABAD SNV SUDHIR One in three people above the age n VIJAYAWADA of 45 years in TS has been vacci- nated with one dose of coron- Andhra Pradesh on Thursday joined avirus vaccine, while in Andhra the list of states to float global ten- Pradesh, one in four persons has Blast in Kadapa mine ders to procure vaccines to combat received a single dose of coron- Covid. avirus vaccine. sends shockwaves in Along with other states, Andhra Telangana has covered 37 percent YSRCP Govt Pradesh too has been facing severe of the population in this age vaccine supply shortage though the group (45+) which is above the state has infrastructure capability in national average of 32 percent. At the form of ward/village secretariats 26 percent, Andhra Pradesh has and strong volunteer network to covered relatively less than the 3 inoculate at least 6 lakh people per national average in this age group. day. As a nation, one out of three With ‘vaccine politics’ in the state people in this age group has been having taken centerstage and YSRCP inoculated using the vaccines government coming under bitter produced in the country. One- criticism from the opposition TDP, some double dose vaccine. Based on licensing authorities from where the third of people aged above 45 global tenders have been called to the bids, we will make the purchase product is being manufactured, it years have received a single dose Covishield jabs gap tide over the crisis. (of number of doses) accordingly," said. and are protected. The State government’s global ten- Singhal said. "Manufacturing units and manu- Patients aged 45 and above der is for procurement of Covid-19 In the tender notification, the AP facturers authorised agents (for account for 88 percent of Covid- vaccine from foreign producers, Medical Services and Infrastructure imported product only) are eligible related deaths. reset to 12-16 weeks sufficient to inoculate one crore peo- Development Corporation said the to participate in the tender, provid- NITI Aayog member Dr VK ple. vaccines to be supplied must be in ed they have valid license to manu- Paul said, “Our responsibility to PNS n NEW DELHI life evidences, particularly from Global firms have been given time accordance with the ICMR guidelines. facture/export the item(s) quoted, give a second dose is very pro- the UK, the COVID-19 Working till June 3 to submit their bids, The bidder having own manufac- from the Competent Authority, found and important. The Centre on Thursday Group agreed for increasing the according to Principal Secretary turing license should hold a valid Government of India. As much as 50 percent of the approved extending the gap dosing interval to 12-16 weeks (Health) Anil Kumar Singhal. WHO Good Manufacturing population in this age group who between the two doses of the between two doses of Covishield "Some could be single dose and Practice certificate issued by the 2 got the first dose have already Covishield vaccine from 6-8 vaccine. No change in interval of received their second dose and the weeks to 12-16 weeks following Covaxin vaccine doses was rec- ‘Fight among states remaining are due to get it. a recommendation from a gov- ommended," the ministry said. for vax portrays bad PAGE 2: Jagan lobs vaccine ball in Centre’s court We need to try more from the ernment panel, the Union health The present gap between two image of country’ supply side, given awareness, and ministry said. doses of Covishield, manufac- demand side”. However, the National tured by the Serum Institute of Andhra Pradesh has given a Technical Advisory Group on India, is 6-8 weeks. second dose to 70 percent of eli- Immunisation (NTAGI) has sug- The Central government's CM orders 300 gible people in this age group and gested no change for the dosage move comes amid several states Centre ‘hopeful’ of it is way above the national aver- interval for Covaxin, the ministry reporting shortage of vaccines. 5 MT permanent age of 50 percent. said. 2 2 "Based on the available real- Sputnik availability O2 plant for AP PNS n NEW DELHI "I'm happy to say that we are PNS n VIJAYAWADA hopeful that it will be available in Notification issued Russian vaccine Sputnik V is like- the market next week. We are Chief Minister YS ly to be available in market from hopeful that the sale of the limit- Jaganmohan Reddy on EC defers Council polls for Budget session next week, the Centre said today ed supply that has come from there Thursday instructed officials as the vaccine shortage in various (Russia), will begin next week," to focus on setting up a ded- from May 20 states deepened and restrictions said Dr VK Paul, chairman of the icated oxygen plant with at for 9 seats in AP, TS were brought in for vaccination. National Expert Committee on least 300 metric tonne (MT) PNS n VIJAYAWADA Several states including Vaccine Administration. capacity either in PNS n NEW DELHI seats of retiring members are to be Maharashtra, are floating global Krishnapatnam or Kadapa, as filled before their six-year term Governor Biswabhusan tenders for vaccine supply. 2 the current consumption has The Election Commission on ends by holding biennial polls. Harichandan on Thursday issued already exceeded 600 MT per Thursday deferred Legislative "The commission has reviewed the notification summoning both day and it would help avoid Council polls for nine seats in the matter today (Thursday) and Houses of the AP Legislature to oxygen shortage in the future. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has decided that due to outbreak meet on May 20 at 9 am for The Chief Minister chaired due to the Covid-19 second wave. of the second wave of Covid-19 in Budget sessions. FB to roll out cam- a review meeting on the pre- The term of three Members of the country, it would not be appro- While the Budget session was vailing Covid situation, oxy- the Andhra Pradesh Legislative priate to hold biennial election to originally supposed to be held in paign to fight gen supply and vaccination, Council and six Members of the the Legislative Councils of Andhra the month of March it was Corona-related..