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Lancet study says Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine safe
In August, Russia had unveiled its Sputnik V after its approval in the country. To show Russian confidence in the vaccine, the first publicised shot was given to one of the daughters of President Vladimir Putin.
The Covid-19 vaccine developed in Russia has got a thumbs-up from The Lancet on Friday. According to the study, patients involved in the early testing of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine had developed antibodies with no serious adverse reaction to it.
In August, Russia had unveiled its Sputnik V after its approval in the country. To show Russian confidence in the vaccine, the first publicised shot was given to one of the daughters of President Vladimir Putin.
However, Western scientists had questioned the Russian vaccine and doubted whether the product had gone through the rigours of careful study. Western scientists had also ridiculed the lack of safety data. As expected, Russian researchers didn’t take too kindly to the unfounded criticism and dismissed it as an attempt to undermine Moscow’s capabilities in research and medicine.
According to the Lancet study, Russian researchers reported on two small trials involving some 40 adults, with the youngest being 18 and the oldest being 60, who were administered the vaccine in two parts. The first part of the dose was followed by a booster 3 weeks later. Researchers in Russia found that after observing the vaccine subjects over 7 weeks, that they had all developed antibodies within the first 3 weeks.
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Though the study found the vaccine was safe, well-tolerated, and did not cause serious adverse events in healthy adults, Lancet researchers stressed on the need for larger trials with placebo comparisons to establish the vaccine’s long-term safety and effectiveness.
The coronavirus outbreak has affected 213 countries with the United States, Brazil and India among the worst-hit. India’s Covid count has risen to 39,36,747 cases.
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Bhopal: PM Modi addresses Karyakarta Mahakumbh
PM Modi said every nation wants to collaborate with India. He said investors are looking to invest in India. He said for a developed India a developed Madhya Pradesh was needed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. He addressed the Bhartiya Janata Party workers at the Karyakarta Mahakumbh at the Jamboree Maidan in Bhopal. PM Modi said Congress has lost its will power. The grassroots leaders of Congress have been sitting with their mouth locked. PM Modi said first Congress got ruined. Then it became bankrupt. Now the Congress has given its contract to someone else. The party is no longer being run by its leaders. Now it is outsourcing everything from policies to slogans.
PM Modi said every nation wants to collaborate with India. He said investors are looking to invest in India. He said for a developed India a developed Madhya Pradesh was needed. PM Modi said this is the primary reason the BJP government will come to power in Madhya Pradesh.
He said the country is working hard towards prosperity but the Congress wants to take the country back to the 20th Century. PM Modi added nothing is more important than India and its people. PM Modi said the leaders of Congress are born with a silver spoon, how will the Congress feel the pain of the poor.
PM Modi slammed the Congress saying for all the years they ruled they did not provide any assistance to women. PM Modi said Congress did not want to work for women. The prime minister said the Congress has flaws in their intentions. He appealed to the women to stay united and not to fall prey to politics of Congress.
PM Modi slammed Congress for questioning the women’s quota bill. He said the Congress started the Garibi Hatao slogan fifty years ago but the poverty actually increased under its rule. PM Modi said about 13.5 crore citizens came out of poverty level. He said Modi means every guarantee will be fulfilled. He reminded the women of Madhya Pradesh that the guarantee Modi gave of women’s reservation bill has been successful.
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Asaduddin Owaisi says day is not far when there will be mob lynching of a Muslim in Parliament
Owaisi slammed PM Modi and talked about the absence of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas. He asked why was PM silent now?
The All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, Asaduddin Owaisi said the day is not far when there will be a mob lynching of a Muslim in Parliament. His comments come at the time of an ongoing controversy over Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramesh Bhidhuri’s objectionable comments against a Muslim MP in the Lok Sabha.
Owaisi said everybody saw a BJP MP abuse a Muslim MP in the parliament. He said people are saying he should not have said all this in the parliament. AIMIM chief said everybody is saying his tongue is bad. He said this is the representation of the people have voted. Owaisi said the day is not far when a Muslim will be lynched by the mob in the parliament of the India.
Owaisi slammed PM Modi and talked about the absence of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas. He asked why was PM silent now? Ramesh Bidhuri, a BJP MP had started a controversy by making derogatory remarks against BSP leader Kunwar Danish Ali in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla warned Bidhuri who was also served a show cause notice by BJP. His comments have been removed from the proceedings of the Parliament. BSP MP Danish Ali said he would give up his Lok Sabha membership if strict action was not taken against Ramesh Bidhuri at the earliest.
The opposition parties are also pressurizing Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for suspension of Ramesh Bidhuri. Speaking to the media Bidhuri said he did not want to comment on what had happened in the parliament. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed his regret in the Lok Sabha over the objectionalble remarks made against Ali by Bhidhuri. The Opposition members appreciated his gesture by thumping their desks. Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra requested Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to take action against Bhidhuri
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Odisha Literary Festival: CM Naveen Patnaik praises PM Modi for steps taken to eradicate corruption
The Odisha CM spoke on the Women’s Reservation bill. He thought it is a very important step. Patnaik said his party has always supported Women empowerment. He said his father (ex CM Biju Patnaik) had reserved 33 percent of the seats women in the local elections. He stressed on the fact he had increased the women’s reservation to 50 percent.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the steps taken to eradicate corruption. Patnaik was speaking to the media at the Odisha Literary Festival. He rated the Modi government 8 out of 10. Patnaik appreciated the Centre’s foreign policy and many other matters as well. Patnaik said there had been less corruption in the BJP government.
The Odisha CM spoke on the Women’s Reservation bill. He thought it is a very important step. Patnaik said his party has always supported Women empowerment. He said his father (ex CM Biju Patnaik) had reserved 33 percent of the seats women in the local elections. He stressed on the fact he had increased the women’s reservation to 50 percent.
Patnaik said the BJD had fielded women candidates in 33 percent of the Lok sabha seats in Odisha in the 2019 elections. The BJD president said he supported the central government’s idea of one nation, one election.He said his government welcomed the idea and were prepared for it.
Patnaik was asked about his government’s relationship with the BJP government at the Centre. The Odisha CM said he has a very cordial relationship with the Centre. He said he was interested in the development of the state. Patnaik added the relationship with the Union government is very important for development.
Patnaik said Politics did not had to be dirty. He said it is a tool for serving the people of India. He said the Odisha government leaving no stone unturned for the eradication of poverty and the all round development of the state. Patnaik said the Odisha government had a great programme called Mission Shakti in which 7 million women from Odisha are involved in the empowerment of Women.
