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PM To Launch Vaccination Drive, 3000 Sites In Phase 1: NITI Aayog Member

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Days before the beginning of world’s largest inoculation drive against the novel coronavirus, a senior official of government’s COVID-19 task force has said that “local clinical trials are must” for Pfizer and other vaccine candidates for emergency use approval in India.

Pfizer, which has been approved in the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK), was the first COVID-19 vaccine candidate that had applied for emergency use authorisation in India.

The company, however, was not granted authorisation by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). Later, Pfizer said that it had sought for more time from the central government to present its data.

According to Health Ministry officials, the government asks for “bridging trials to determine if a vaccine is safe and generates an immune response in its citizens” whose genetic makeup can be different from people in western nations. However, there are provisions under the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules, 2019, to waive such trials in certain conditions.

While speaking to Reuters, Dr Paul said that Sputnik V, which is undergoing last-stage trials in India after completing a Phase 2 study, will apply for emergency use authorisation soon.

He, however, told Reuters that “no vaccine maker will be given indemnity by the government should something go wrong”.

Meanwhile, the world’s largest vaccination drive against COVID-19 will begin from January 16 and around 3 lakh healthcare workers will get a vaccine jab against the novel infection on the day 1 of the inoculation drive. The vaccines will be provided for free to healthcare staff and frontline workers during the first phase of vaccination.

The DCGI had approved AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford’s Covishield, which is locally being manufactured by Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for emergency use approval in the country earlier this month.

The government has also distributed 16.5 million doses of the two approved vaccines to states, with a plan to deliver 600 million jabs to the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months. Serum Institute has stockpiled 50 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine and says it will raise its monthly output to much more than that now the approval has come.

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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