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Who will bear the COVID-19 vaccine cost in India: Government or People?
Regarding the pricing of the vaccine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at yesterday all-party meeting on Covid-19, said,” Our scientists are very confident of succeeding in their endeavour of making Covid vaccine. The world is keeping a watch on the cheapest & safe vaccine. That is why the world is watching India.”
In the all-party meeting, NCP chief Sharad Pawar had demand vaccine to be proved for free. Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda also advocated for ‘free vaccine’.
With many from the opposition parties demanding that the vaccine should be distributed free and some proposing vaccine should be priced nominally, PM Modi, at the meeting, said, Centre was in talks with the state governments regarding this and public health priority will decide the price of the vaccine.
As there is still no clarity on the pricing of the vaccine, Maharashtra Minister & NCP leader Nawab Malik on Saturday raised question over the Modi-government and demanded free vaccine for all. “PM held all-party meeting & now they’re saying State & Centre will decide the price, how can it be? In Bihar, they gave an assurance that vaccination will be free. We demand vaccine should be given to each Indian free of cost,” he said.
In India, there are five potential Covid-19 candidates, including three indigenous one, are currently in the advanced stages of development. Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week visited the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech’s plant in Hyderabad and Serum Institute of India in Pune to check the progress of Covid-19 vaccine development at these centres. He was quite happy with the development of the vaccine work.
Even as Covid vaccine is likely to be ready in the next few weeks, as informed by Prime Minister Modi himself, the decision over the pricing of the vaccine can create a major uproar in the country with many demanding it ‘free vaccine’. Who will bear the cost- the government or people? The question remains!
An earthquake of Magnitude 4.9 hit Nepal, India, and China at around 03.00 pm IST. Tremors were felt in Nepal with light tremors in some cities like Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, and Patna in the Indian state of Bihar.
The epicenter is said to be 10 km from Phulpingkatti in Nepal. More updates are awaited.
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II has died in Scotland aged 96 after battling health problems since last October, the Royal Family announced Thursday. Doctors had placed the queen under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands.
Buckingham Palace has just released the following statement: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”
Her close family rushed to her bedside as doctors grew “concerned” about her health on Thursday, Buckingham Palace said. Her grandson and his wife, Harry and Meghan Markle – who had a public showdown with the Palace, flew in from Canada.
According to news agency AFP, the Queen pulled out of a planned meeting with her senior political advisors on Wednesday, after being told to rest. The previous day she had audiences at Balmoral – her Scottish Highlands retreat, with outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson and appointed his successor, Liz Truss.
In recent months, the Queen appeared visibly frail and had a series of withdrawals from public engagements. She had taken to walking with a stick and was also seen touring the Chelsea Flower Show in a motorized buggy.
In June, the UK came together for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the British throne. Her husband, Prince Phillip, died last year at the age of 99, two months before his 100th birthday.
Queen Elizabeth II’s tenure as head of state spanned post-war austerity, the transition from empire to Commonwealth, the end of the Cold War and the UK’s entry into – and withdrawal from – the European Union.
Her reign spanned 15 prime ministers starting with Winston Churchill, born in 1874, and including Liz Truss, born 101 years later in 1975, and appointed by the Queen earlier this week. She held weekly audiences with her prime minister throughout her reign.
The nightingale of the music industry, Lata Mangeshkar Ji passed away on February 6 at the age of 92 in the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. She was born on September 29, 1929. Very few singers have achieved the admiration that she did in her life.
She sang thousands of songs in more than 20 different languages. Not only in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, she was also admired and praised in western countries.
PM Modi was among the first ones to share the sad news. “The kind and caring Lata Didi has left us. She leaves a void in our nation that cannot be filled. The coming generations will remember her as a stalwart of Indian culture, whose melodious voice had an unparalleled ability to mesmerise people,” he tweeted.
Apart from Bharat Ratna, she received numerous honors like the Daughter of the Nation award, the Legion of Honour award from the French government, and many more. Lata Mangeshkar truly was a gift that India will never cease cherishing.
We at Giveupnot pay our heartly tributes to her and wish that “unki aatma ko sadgati prapt ho”, OM SHANTI.
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