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Teena Thacker

5 years

Honoured and humbled to have got the Ramnath Goenka #RNG award for Excellence in Journalism. Big thanks to my mentors, bosses, family& friends and above all the Divine power. @rashtrapatibhvn @IndianExpress @RamnathGoenka

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❤️❤️ Aisa desh hai mera ❤️ @iamsrk

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For India, @pfizer has offered a “not-for-profit” price for its vaccine for the govt immunization program. We continue to be in discussions with the govt and remain committed to make our vaccine available for deployment in India’s immunization program,” Company spokesperson.

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While #India over takes #Russia as third worst hit nation in #Covid -19 tally. There is no #communitytransmission yet and the last press briefing was held on June 11. We are doing fine!!

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India May face vaccine shortage for the next few months. Capacity will increase to 100 MN doses only by July. “There were no orders we didn’t think we needed to make more than 1 billion doses a year,” said @adarpoonawalla @SerumInstIndia 👇

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As positivity rate goes up in Delhi, testing goes down in Delhi. AAP is sending notices to labs in Delhi asking them to clamp down on testing asymptomatic. @ArvindKejriwal what’s happening. Is this some kind of a joke??

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Positivity rate rising, government to conduct sero surveillance in worst hit #Delhi #Mumbai #Ahmedabad . I report

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DCGI reads out a statement declaring emergency use approval for two vaccines. Doesn’t take questions. What kind of briefing is this??

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Himachal Pradesh decides to deploy 4th year MBBS students at 3,000 per month 🤦‍♀️

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Happy birthday @BeingSalmanKhan Much love ❤️ always!!

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37 doctors of the Sir Ganga Ram hospital have tested positive for #COVID -19. 32 doctors are in home isolation and 5 are admitted in the hospital. Majority had 2 doses of vaccine.

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The scheme promising 50 lakhs to deceased HCWs has ended. What an eyewash @MoHFW_INDIA

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WHO classifies triple-mutant #Covid variant from India as global health threat. Preliminary studies show the variant can spread more easily than the original virus and it may be able to evade vaccines, Maria Van Kerkhove, the @WHO technical lead for #Covid19

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Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev @therealkapildev suffers heart attack, undergoes angioplasty at a hospital in Delhi. Wishing him a speedy recovery.

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Revised prices @MoHFW_INDIA #COVID19 #CovidVaccine

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Proud to share tht I’ve been selected by the Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism as the winner of the 2019 Citi Journalistic Excellence award (CJEA).A big thank you to @AmritRaj_Mint @companyoutsider @capitalcalculus @sunitarora @vinaykamat 4 d constant support.

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Indian Radiological and Imaging Association say statement given by AIIMS dir Dr Randeep Guleria is misleading and creates confusion. His warning that one CT scan is equal to 300-400 X Rays and CT scans cause cancer is outdated and wrong. 😐 #COVID19

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Watched #thappad on #WomensDay with my 11 yr old. What a movie!! Talks abt the classical gender conditioning, lays bare #misogyny & casual #sexism that exists within families when it comes to a man-woman relationship. Go watch ppl... 👏 @taapsee @anubhavsinha brilliant show!!

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Improper use of mask can increase the risk of transmission by 90% says Lav Aggarwal 😬😰 @MoHFW_INDIA

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Cough syrup samples collected from more than 100 pharma units in the country have failed quality tests, according to a govt report, which highlights that some had the same toxins that were found in the #cough #syrups linked to deaths of children in Gambia, Uzbekistan & Cameroon.

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Takeaways from the @MoHFW_INDIA briefing “sab changa hai” *humne states ko sab bata rakha hai *Kadha piyo *Bhaye na felaye 😱🥶

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Travellers vaccinated with #Covishield , may not be eligible for the European Union ‘Green Pass’, launched to enable easy travel into & between EU countries. The digital vaccine passport recognises #Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca vaccine) produced in the UK & Europe but not Covishield.

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A government panel has recommended that those who have had Covid-19 infection wait for three to nine months after the recovery to get their #vaccine shots. The recommendation of #NTAGI has been sent to the health ministry for approval.

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It's irresponsible to talk about herd immunity: @DrEricDing , Federation of American Scientists in an interview with ET calls it a dangerous notion.

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. @SerumInstIndia fixes price of #Covishield #vaccine at Rs 600 per dose for private hospitals and Rs 400 per jab for state governments

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#firstjob #memories year 2001

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Bharat Biotech @BharatBiotech will have to submit phase 3 clinical trial efficacy data of #Covaxin before the @WHO can consider including the jab in its list of approved Covid-19 vaccines. *USFDA also needs Phase III data @rdivia

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Told my 11 yr old: stop it, nahi tow ek #thappad padega. Her immediate reaction: nahi maar sakta... @taapsee what a powerful impact you have had on her 😜 @anubhavsinha

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These #kawarias on their bike banged into my car, followed me, overtook me and then blocked the road. Such #hooligans

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DCGI Approves Anti-COVID drug developed by @DRDO_India for Emergency Use. An anti #COVID19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) has been developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab of DRDO, in collaboration with @drreddys

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Delhi's Oxygen Demand v/s Supply: 🔹Demand: 976MT 🔸Centre’s Allocation: 490MT What Delhi actually got: 🔻25 April: 305MT 🔻26 April: 408MT 🔻27 April: 398MT 🔻28 April: 431MT 🔻29 April: 409MT 🔻30 April: 312MT TOTAL: 🔹Demand: 5856MT 🔸Allocation: 2940MT 🔻Supply: 2263MT

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And Sputnik V is approved. #covid #vaccine

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SEC today to take up #Sputnik V application

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Those who have been waiting for the @pfizer vaccine. Here’s a bad news. Pfizer’s insistence that the government should #indemnify it against lawsuits in case of adverse affects linked to its jab has become a major hurdle for its #Covid -19 vaccine obtaining approval in India.

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. @pfizer donates medicines worth $70 million to India @AlbertBourla

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More than 88.13 lakh vaccine doses administered in last 24 hours; Highest ever vaccination achieved in a single day; @MoHFW_INDIA

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And then there are angels @tehseenp @srinivasiyc @SonuSood @TajinderBagga thank you 😊

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Coming soon - @pfizer vaccine. The government & @pfizer are close to achieving a breakthrough in their negotiations over the controversial issue of #indemnifying the US company against future liabilities arising out of adverse effects from the use of its #Covid -19 vaccine in India

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And in the blink of an eye, she turned 13. #happycakeday #birthday #teenager

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My girl ❤️❤️❤️ my pride 😍 #NationalGirlChildDay

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India’s largest association of doctors ⁦ @IMAIndiaOrg ⁩ has urged PM ⁦ @narendramodi ⁩ to treat all doctors who have died of #COVID__19 at par with martyrs of armed forces, and provide govt jobs to their dependents.

Indian Medical Association urges PM Modi to give government jobs to children of 'martyr' doctors

In a letter to the prime minister, Indian Medical Association (IMA) said there is a pressing need for an "inclusive national solatium" for all doctors who have lost their lives fighting the pandemic....

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Highest single day rise of #Covid cases in India. 103,558 cases in last 24 hours.

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216 cr doses of vaccines will be available between Aug to Dec, VK Paul had said in April. In the SC @MoHFW_INDIA says 135 crore will be available. Pehla number “aspirational” tha. Those were the optimistic estimates 😳Dono ko context mein lijiye, situation dynamic hai: VK Paul.

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Faulty #antibody test kits trigger blame game: A row has broken out over the purchase of kits fr #Chinese co’s by the @ICMRDELHI . #DGHS led panel blames ICMR for being too hasty. @ICMRDELHI is not ready to take the blame either, says kits were made available on states’ request.

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Emerging vaccine availability #COVID19 #pressbriefing

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I never said that cases will nosedive on May 16. I apologise for the same, says VK Paul, @NITIAayog 👏 👏 #PressBriefing #COVID ー19

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#Covid : And #malls and #restaurants are open in #Singapore but social distancing rules are applicable. Makes sense?

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Don’t ignore #mental health, seek professional help #sushantsinghrajput such sad and shocking news

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Everyone above the age of 18 to be eligible to get vaccine against #Covid -19 Government announces a Liberalised and Accelerated Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination from 1st May @MoHFW_INDIA

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Maharashtra is in the beginning of a second wave of Covid-19 pandemic: @MoHFW_INDIA

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Breaking: @ICMRDELHI To withdraw faulty Chinese #rapid #antibody test kits from use and cancel all procurement orders. Decision was taken after meeting between @narendramodi & @ProfBhargava . The ICMR evaluated the kits and found wide variation in their sensitivity.

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Excited to embark on a new journey which starts today @EconomicTimes . Email pitches on health and pharma at teena.thacker @timesgroup .com

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Sabrina Lall, you were a fighter. You fought so hard for justice for your sister, Jessica Lal. Gone too soon, RIP 💐

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A man dies due to vaccination and nobody talks about #compensation ? Why haven’t we learnt lessons from the Bhopal gas tragedy and J&J hip implant case? If GOI negotiates an indemnity clause for vaccine makers, it should exhibit the same commitment for its people. My piece 👇

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Delays in clearing #import consignments from #China at India’s #ports may soon hit the #pharma sector.Medical equipment like infrared thermometers & pulse oximeters needed in the fight against #Covid -19, are stuck and may result in shortages soon.

Boycott China: Checks on imports to hit drug, devices supply

Medical equipment such as infrared thermometers and pulse oximeters needed in the fight against Covid-19, among others, are stuck at the ports and may result in shortages soon, according to the...

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Serious adverse event seen in a case during Phase I trial of @BharatBiotech #Covid vaccine #Covaxin . Govt official says matter didn’t require trial to be halted. Reporting

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Since you don’t believe in responding to emails. Can you share your production capacity, monthly output ⁦ @BharatBiotech ⁩ if I may ask here. 🙏

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These days I don’t feel like posting pics on Fb. Yesterday I forgot my parents anniversary. I have quit binge watching. I feel sad & empty. Such hard times. Life has never been more uncertain than it is right now. It feels like the uncertainty will never end. #COVID19India

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*Daily new #COVID cases less than 3L after 26 days. *Weekly Positivity Rate dips to 18.17% @MoHFW_INDIA

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Finally watched #TigerZindaHai sunday what killer looks @BeingSalmanKhan you never fail to mesmerise!! Loved every bit of it...

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And on my bro’s birthday today, we planted 300 peach 🍑 trees @sikri_farms #peachorchard #peachfarming

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ICU bed needed for a critically ill patient. Plssssss help. @tehseenp @Chaiti @raghav_chadha @TajinderBagga #DelhiSOS Patient name: Satyavan Bhardwaj Age: 57, Diabetic SpO2: 70 on 15l/min Currently in Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital Please contact: 9811735614

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कभी बेपनाह बरसी, तो कभी गुम सी है ये बारिशें भी कुछ तुम सी है…….

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Sir yeh nahi hai 🤦🏻‍♀️

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There is a lot of misuse of CT scans, there’s no point getting it done in mild #COVID19 . One CT equivalent to 300-400 chest X-rays. This increases risk of cancer, says Dr Randeep Guleria director AIIMS

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#Covid cases rise, ministry of health @MoHFW_INDIA cuts short press briefing, only three questions taken. 🤔🧐

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Completed a year @EconomicTimes . Here’s to us!! #workanniversary

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Bharat Biotech @BharatBiotech and @ICMRDELHI Announce Interim Results from Phase 3 trials of COVAXIN®; Demonstrates overall Interim Clinical Efficacy of 78% and 100% efficacy against Severe COVID-19 disease

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Remember the death of 9 children in J&K after allegedly consuming a #cough #syrup made by the company that was also said to contain diethylene glycol.The Co is under scrutiny for an adulterated product for the second time this year. ⁦⁦I report

Pharma company Digital Vision under DCGI lens for contaminated cough syrup

The investigations started last week when the department of paediatrics at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh complained that the child suffered acute renal...

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Am hearing tht the circular issued offering Rs 3000/ month to MBBS students for #COVID19 duty has been rolled back. Fresh renumeration to be announced soon. 👏👏

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Himachal Pradesh decides to deploy 4th year MBBS students at 3,000 per month 🤦‍♀️

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Germany’s vaccine committee recommended that ⁦ @AstraZeneca ⁩ Covid-19 vaccine should only be given to people aged under 65, triggering concern among public health experts in India over use of ⁦ @SerumInstIndia ⁩ Institute of India’s vaccine in older age groups

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2-DG, antiviral drug by @DRDO_India is unlikely to immediately find its way into the National Clinical Protocol for #Covid treatment as there is lack of sufficient evidence on the efficacy of the drug. @ICMRDELHI likely to review it next week. @rdivia

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#SushantSinghRajputCase The Medical Board of AIIMS has expressed very clearly and conclusively medico legal final opinion to CBI. We don't confirm any speculation running in media: Dr Sudhir Gupta, AIIMS forensic Head.

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Go #Goa Gone Positivity rate: Goa 48.5% Haryana 36.1% West Bengal 33.1% #COVID19India

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US drug maker @GileadSciences to give 450,000 vials of #Remdesivir to India.

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Remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon regimens appeared to have little or no effect on 28-day mortality or the in-hospital course of CovId-19 among hospitalized patients, interim results from the #Solidarity Trial by the @WHO indicate. 😨

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Delta plus variant. 48 cases found from 45,000 samples sequenced

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Did someone say #blackandwhitetwitter

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@Nidhi My sources say they are still discussing 😱

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NTAGI, the government's advisory body on the rollout of #Covid -19 jabs, had only recommended vaccination for those older than 45, as this demographic accounts for the bulk of hospitalisation and deaths. Those less than 45 years of age were not in the “priority category”.

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If infected with #COVID after 1st dose, 2nd dose to be deferred by 3 months after clinical recovery from #COVID -19 illness @MoHFW_INDIA

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In every briefing the JS @MoHFW_INDIA says he will provide the details later. “Aur later kabhi aata hi nahi”🤷‍♀️ #COVID2019

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Doctors are seeing impact on lungs, kidney and heart, and cases of black fungal infection as the most common complications in patients recovered from #Covid -19.

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Bas yeh reh gaya tha 😂😜🤣 #ParagAgarwal

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In Delhi, all vaccination Centres will stop working from tomorrow. Delhi Govt has written to the centre. “As soon as we get vaccines we will start these centers. 8 Lac Vaccine to be given in june by the Central Govt. 2.5 Cr Vaccines needed to vaccinate Delhi @ArvindKejriwal

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Bharat biotech @BharatBiotech said today that they have ramped up production volumes by an additional 200 million. #COVID19

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Empathy ❤️ #PriyankaGandhi

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Despite increase in Oxygen demand, there is enough oxygen in the country, says Addnl secy MHA 😱 #COVIDEmergency #briefing

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Diwali-ready me and fuzzy ❤️ Happy Diwali from my fuzzy to urs 😍

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State governments and private hospitals are unlikely to begin their vaccination programmes for the 18-44 year age group on May 1 as @SerumInstIndia & @BharatBiotech have expressed their inability to supply jabs to them before the third week of the month.

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Break all stereotypes to make this world a better place, my love ❤️ #DaughtersDay2021

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Work with a view 😊

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. @Cipla_Global to import #Moderna . Applies for license to import @CDSCO_INDIA_INF

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#Covid :Tens of thousands of #PPE kits fail quality tests.Kits made in China, the world’s main supplier,that were donated to the Indian govt, cannot be used. Of 170,000 PPE kits that arrived on Apr 5, abt 50,000 failed. Reporting with ⁦ @ASMankotiaET ⁩

Tens of thousands of Chinese PPE kits fail India safety test

India continues to see a shortfall in the availability of personal protection equipment (PPE) for healthcare even as the government significantly ramps up domestic production and some kits from China...

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Massive #profiteering has been exposed in #antibody test kits procured from China. Delhi High court steps to cap price of test kits at Rs 400 inclusive of GST, less than the rate of Rs 600 approved by @ICMRDELHI 🤷‍♀️

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Heart attacks and brain strokes two main causes of hospitalisation & death for #Covid -19 vaccine recipients, the expert group investigating #AEFI has found. *79 people have died so far. *More than 50% had heart attacks and brain strokes. More than 15 % had allergy & anaphylaxis.