Today (18 Dec 2021) I went to take a shot of Covaxin at Rainbow Hospital in Kondapur, Hyderabad. The vaccine had an expiry date of October 2021 but it was still being administered as its shelf life was officially extended to April 2022.
Is this a joke?
With Covid vaccine skepticism around the world, what impact would this act have on people's trust in Covid vaccines? In the beginning, its expiration date was 6 months from manufacture. Later it became 9 months. Even later, it became 12 months.
With Covid vaccine skepticism around the world, what impact would this act have on people's trust in Covid vaccines? In the beginning, its expiration date was 6 months from manufacture. Later it became 9 months. Even later, it became 12 months.
How is this even allowed?
And why is it even happening? Why is Covaxin stock not finishing on time? The Indian government (BJP's Modi government) is hesitant to allow booster doses since not even half of the Indian population is fully vaccinated yet. So there is more demand than supply. If so, is it because people are generally afraid of taking Covaxin that it remains unsold?
In his remark that Covaxin is just water and not a real vaccine, did Adar Poonawalla have a point?
Why was Covaxin not approved by WHO for so long? Was it just a coincidence that the Indian Prime Minister met the WHO chief and the very next day WHO approved it?
Even Brazil has a scam related to Covaxin.
Bolsonero, a close friend of Modi, agreed to a deal in which Brazil would buy Covaxin at an exorbitant price. That deal was scrapped as corruption allegations surfaced.
All in all, Covaxin has tarnished the image of Indian science rather than promoting it.
Bharat Biotech's chief Krishna Ella chose to defend his vaccine on Republic TV, the mouthpiece of Modi's BJP, adding credence to the claim that BJP decided to promote Covaxin in exchange for campaign donations from Bharat Biotech.
Indian science be damned!
In his remark that Covaxin is just water and not a real vaccine, did Adar Poonawalla have a point?
Why was Covaxin not approved by WHO for so long? Was it just a coincidence that the Indian Prime Minister met the WHO chief and the very next day WHO approved it?
Even Brazil has a scam related to Covaxin.
Bolsonero, a close friend of Modi, agreed to a deal in which Brazil would buy Covaxin at an exorbitant price. That deal was scrapped as corruption allegations surfaced.
All in all, Covaxin has tarnished the image of Indian science rather than promoting it.
Bharat Biotech's chief Krishna Ella chose to defend his vaccine on Republic TV, the mouthpiece of Modi's BJP, adding credence to the claim that BJP decided to promote Covaxin in exchange for campaign donations from Bharat Biotech.
Indian science be damned!
