Covid-19 India Live Updates: India’s vaccine drive to start from January 16; UK variant circumstances now at 90

India’s medication regulator lately authorised Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and the indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use within the nation. Two dry runs of the vaccines have additionally been carried out throughout the nation to grasp one of the best ways to manage them and plug loopholes in logistics and coaching.
Modi lauded India’s struggle in opposition to COVID-19 and mentioned we’re among the many international locations with the bottom fatality fee and the best restoration fee. He additionally mentioned the best way the nation stood collectively in the course of the pandemic was unparalleled. “Being the pharmacy of the world, India has supplied important medicines to all those in need in the world and continues to do so”, he mentioned.