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Thursday, September 30, 2021

Covid-19: China vaccine diplomacy wavers as nations seek western shots

Many governments that once relied on vaccines from Sinovac Biotech Ltd or Sinopharm Group Co Ltd are now turning to options from the US and Europe instead, as concerns mount about Chinese vaccines’ efficacy against the delta strain and the Western stranglehold on mRNA supplies grows looser.
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Mahindra XUV700 launched, full variant-wise price list announced

The XUV700 starts at Rs 11.99 lakh for the MX series (MT, petrol, 5-Seater) and Rs 12.99 lakh for the AX series (MT, petrol, 5-Seater) (ex-showroom, all-India).
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‘WHO stand on Covaxin a serious setback for India’

A national network of scientists and people’s science movements has expressed concern over the World Health Organisation (WHO) not granting emergency use listing for ICMR-Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. It warned that India looked set to repeat the blunders it committed in the Covaxin approval process in the way it was approving Zydus Cadilla’s ZyCov-D three-dose vaccine for those 12 years and older.
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