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Lok Sabha Question No. 5004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Renewal of Passports
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5004 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

## RENEWAL OF PASSPORTS

## 5004.   SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any information about the renewal of the passport of the Indian citizen for shorter periods;
- (b) if   so, the details of the passport issued/renewed for less than six months by Indian embassies abroad;
- (c) the details of the passport renewal applications to Ahmadabad RPO by the Overseas Citizenship of India Card holders in last three years; and
- (d) the details of the pending/cleared passport applications out of the above application during the said period?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) Normally, ten years validity passports are issued in fresh cases as well as reissue. However, in certain cases, Short Validity Passports (SVPs) are issued under Section 7 of the Passports Act, 1967 by Indian Embassies abroad to Indian nationals whose stay in the foreign country is illegal or whose   full   particulars/photo   are   not   available   in   the   database   etc. Furthermore, SVPs are also issued in cases where there is criminal case pending in Indian courts.

(b) The number of passports issued/renewed for less than 6 months by Indian Embassies abroad during last 4 years is as under -

|   S. No. | Year                    |   Number of Passports |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | 2022 (as of 20.03.2022) |                    33 |
|        2 | 2021                    |                    29 |
|        3 | 2020                    |                    15 |
|        4 | 2019                    |                     3 |

(c) & (d) OCI cards are issued to the persons of Indian origin after their renunciation   of   Indian   citizenship   and   having   surrendered   the   Indian Passport. An OCI card is issued against a foreign passport. Hence, such OCI   card   holders   cannot   apply   for   renewal   of   their   Indian   passports anywhere.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Welfare Scheme for War Widows
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4999

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  APRIL, 2022

## WELFARE SCHEME FOR WAR WIDOWS

## 4999.  DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has ever reviewed or proposes to review the various welfare measures presently extended to war widows/families in Armed Forces;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the Ministry has given  any employment  on  compassionate  ground  to  war widows/families of defence personnel based on their educational qualifications;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a): Yes, Sir.
- (b): 1. The following changes have been made in the existing  welfare schemes administered by Kendriya Sainik Board:-
- (i)  The scheme of 'Financial Assistance to 100% Disabled children of Ex-Servicemen (ESM)/widows' was applicable only upto the rank of Havildar (or equivalent of Navy and  Air  force)  and  below.  The  same  is  being extended  upto  the  Rank  of  Junior Commissioned  Officers  (JCOs)  ESMs/widows (and  their  equivalent  of  Navy  and  Air force).  Additionally the earlier  grant of Rs 1000/- per month has now been increased to Rs 3000/- per month .
2.  The Service Headquarters also make suitable changes in their schemes with an aim to provide best possible support to the families of deceased soldiers / War Widows.   The Indian Air Force (IAF) has made the following changes in the selection process for officers in the IAF:

……2/-

(i)  The ceiling for eligibility for widows of deceased defence personnel has been raised to  a  maximum  of  35  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  entry  at  pre-commissioning  training institute(s),  except  for the flying  branch for which Service Head Quarters shall  specify the age limit as per service requirements.

(ii)  Widows with children be accepted.

(c): Yes, Sir. The compassionate appointments are being made by concerned Service Headquarters of Army, Navy and Air Force to widows / families of defence personnel.

(d): The following number of Compassionate Appointments have been given to widows/families of defence personnel :

Air Force : 30  (since 2016)

Navy : 35 (since 2014)

Army :  The requisite details are not readily available as compassionate appointment are made by concerned Line Directorates.

(e):  Not applicable

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4998 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: New Born Deaths due to Sepsis
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED PARLIAMENT QUESTION 4998 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  April 2022

## NEW BORN DEATHS DUE TO SEPSIS

## 4998:  DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

Will the MINISTER of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the thousands of newborn deaths because of sepsis, mainly caused by antimicrobial resistance to treatment drugs;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken measures to manage anti microbial resistance and prevent death among newborns due to sepsis; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d): As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) of Registrar General of India, the major causes of Newborn mortality in India are Prematurity & LBW (48%), Birth Asphyxia &  trauma  (13%),  Pneumonia  (12%),  Sepsis  (5.4%),  Congenital  anomalies  (4%)  and Diarrhoea (3%).

In  order  to  bring  down  child  mortality  all  across  the  country,  the  Ministry  of  Health  and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is supporting all States/UTs in implementation of Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child, Adolescent health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) strategy under National Health Mission (NHM) based on the Annual Program Implementation Plan (APIP) submitted by States/ UTs.

Facility Based Sick New-born Care Units (SNCUs) at District, Sub District level Hospitals including  Medical  Colleges  and  New-born  Stabilization  Units  (NBSUs)  at  First  Referral Units (FRUs)/ Community Health Centres (CHCs) have been established for care of sick and small babies.

Facility Based Newborn Care (FBNC) Training modules and Standard Operating Protocols have  been  issued  for  prevention  and  management  of  sepsis  in  Newborn,  where  use  of prophylactic antibiotics for prevention of nosocomial infections has been strongly condemned in  order  to  prevent  emergence of resistant  strain of bacteria. Guidance have been  given on requirement of Blood culture prior to starting of antibiotic in clinically suspected cases and for correct usage of antibiotics in neonatal sepsis.

Several capacity building programs such as Facility Based Newborn Care (FBNC), Newborn Stabilization  Units  (NBSU),  Navjat  Sishu  Suraksha  Karyakaram  (NSSK),  Facility  based

Integrated  Management  of  Neonatal  and  Childhood  Illnesses  (F-IMNCI)  and  Integrated Management  of  Neonatal  and  Childhood  Illnesses  (IMNCI)  trainings  for  health  care providers  are  supported  in  the  States/UTs  for  promoting  judicious  use  of  antibiotics  and improving the quality of service delivery for newborns.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Defence College in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4996

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  APRIL, 2022

## DEFENCE COLLEGE IN MADHYA PRADESH

4996.  SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  any  plan  to  open  a  defence  college  in Madhya Pradesh is under consideration of theGovernment;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  places  in Madhya  Pradesh  where  the  defence academies are functional at present;
- (c) whether the plan to open a separate defence academy in tribal areas and aspirational districts of Madhya Pradesh is under consideration and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the action plan formulated by the Government in this regard?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a) to (d):  At present, there is no such proposal under consideration of the Government.  Non Commissioned  Officers  (NCO)  Academy  has  been  re-located  from  Binaguri  to  Dhana  on 10 th August, 2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Civil Projects on Defence Land
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4994

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  APRIL, 2022

## CIVIL PROJECTS ON DEFENCE LAND

## 4994.  SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of permissions granted for civil projects on defence land like road construction, metro construction,  pipeline  laying,  conversion  into  forest  land, lake  redevelopment  etc.  in Bengaluru since 2014;
- (b)  whether  the  Ministry  has  received  any compensation  for  the  forsaking  of  land  for  civil projects in Bengaluru and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  number of pending applications for permissions to undertake civil projects on defence land in Bengaluru along with the steps taken to expedite the same; and
- (d) the extent of available defence land in Bengaluru?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a): There are 25 number of cases wherein Working Permission/ In-Principle Approval has been accorded by MoD for civil projects on defence land like road construction, metro construction, pipeline laying, conversion into forest land, lake redevelopment etc. in Bengaluru since 2014.

(b): Yes, Sir. The details of compensation received from such defence land are as below:

- (i) Cash compensation amounting Rs 123,05,12,057/- has been received.
- (ii) An amount of Rs 7,49,67,855/- towards lease rent and Rs 1,24,433/- towards license fee have been received from 2014 till 29.03.2022.
- (iii) Out of total defence land involving Equal Value Land (EVL) of Rs 305.75 crores,  EVL  amounting  to  Rs  232,52,29,197/-  has  been  offered  by  State Government and land is in possession of MoD.

(c): There is 01 application pending for permission to undertake civil projects on defence land in Bengaluru.  The  said  application  was  initially  received  through  the  online  portal  in  MoD  on 03.09.2021. After detailed examination of the proposal in MoD, comments of stakeholders were sought  on  11.10.2021.  Subsequently,  clarification  was  sought  from  the  Indenting  Agency  on 03.01.2022. Comment of IA was received on 05.01.2022. The case was again discussed in the meeting held at higher level on 19.01.2022 and it was decided that due to security concerns, the Indenting  Agency  would  submit  revised  proposal.  The  revised  proposal  has  been  received  on 15.02.2022.

(d) Total extent of defence land in Bengaluru under possession of MoD is 9188.62 acres.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: CSD Canteen for Ex-servicemen
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Narendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4993

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  APRIL, 2022

## CSD CANTEEN FOR EX-SERVICEMEN

4993.  SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal to open CSD canteen for ex-servicemen in Nawalgarh area of Jhunjhunu Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI AJAY BHATT) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

- (a) & (b):  No, Sir.  There is no proposal to open CSD canteen for ex-servicemen in Nawalgarh area of Jhunjhunu Parliamentary Constituency.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4992 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Promotion of Indigenous Drugs and Medicines
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4992 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 st  April, 2022

Promotion of Indigenous Drugs and Medicines

## 4992. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken any steps/ proposes to take steps for the promotion and development of indigenously manufactured drugs and medicines; and (b) if so, the details thereof;

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a) to (b): The Indian Pharmaceutical industry is the 3 rd largest in the world by volume. India exported  pharmaceuticals  worth  Rs.  1,80,551  crore  in  the  financial  year  2020-21.  India exported Bulk Drugs/ Drug Intermediates worth Rs. 32,857 crore in financial year 2020-21.

The Government strives for promotion and development of indigenously manufactured drugs and medicines and to give fillip to indigenous manufacturing.

-  In  order  to  make  the  country  Atmanirbhar  in  pharmaceuticals,  the  Department  of Pharmaceuticals  has  launched  the  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for promotion of domestic manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/ Drug Intermediates (DIs) and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in India. The total financial outlay of the scheme is Rs. 6,940 crore and the tenure from FY 2020-2021 to FY  2029-30.  49  projects  with  investment  of  Rs.  3685.38  crore  have  already  been approved.
-  Another Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Pharmaceuticals has been launched with total financial outlay of Rs. 15,000 crore and tenure from FY 2020- 2021 to FY 2028-29.  The  scheme  intends  to  enhance  India's  manufacturing  capabilities  by increasing  investment  and  production  in  the  sector  and  contributing  to  product diversification to high value goods in the pharmaceutical sector. Approval has been granted  to  55  companies  under  this  scheme.  The  eligible  drugs  under  this  scheme include APIs among other categories of pharmaceutical products.
-  The  Department  has  launched  a  scheme  to  provide  further  support  to  API  pharma companies through providing financial assistance to the States for establishing three Bulk Drug Parks.
-  Further,  Department  provides  support  to  the  pharma  clusters  for  creating  common infrastructure  facilities  under  Assistance  to  Pharmaceutical  Industry  for  Common Facilities (API-CF).
-  Pharmaceutical Technology Upgradation Assistance Scheme (PTUAS) has also been approved to support SME units in pharmaceutical sector for quality and technology upgradation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Carbon Footprint in Urea Production
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4990 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

## Carbon Foot Print in Urea Production

## 4990:  SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is taking steps to reduce the carbon footprint in the Urea production in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a) & (b): Sir, The Government has announced New Urea Policy (NUP)-2015 on 25thMay, 2015 for existing 25 gas based urea units with the   objectives of maximizing indigenous urea production; promoting energy efficiency in the urea units; and to reduce the subsidy burden on the Government Yes,

As per the NUP-2015, the existing gas based urea units has been classified into three groups based on pre-set energy norms. Further; these urea units have been given the target energy consumption norms which have been made effective st 1 October, 2020.

Further;, the Government has dis-incentivized the use of Napthal Fuel Oil (FOV Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS) for the production of urea due to which all such units have been converted to Natural Gas as feedstock:
Lok Sabha Question No. 4987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Fund for Development of Defence Technology
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4987

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  APRIL, 2022

## FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY

## 4987.  SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made any provision of corpus for the Technology Development Fund  set  up to  encourage  participation  of  public/private  industries  in the  field  of  Defence Technology development;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  number  of  grants  that  have  been  made available  to  the  private  sector,  especially  the Micro  Small &  Medium  Enterprises  sector  for  developing  Research  & Development  in  the defense technology?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a):  The  Government  had  announced  an  initial  sum  of  Rs.  100  Cr  to  set  up  Technology Development  Fund  (TDF)  vide  para  143  of  Union  Budget  2014-15  to  provide  necessary assistance  to  industries  specially  MSMEs  and  Startups  in  the  field  of  defence  technology development.
- (b):  Under  the  Technology  Development  Fund  (TDF)  Scheme,  public/private  industries especially MSMEs and Startups are funded upto 90% of total project value upto Rs. 10 Crore as grant-in-aid for development of cutting edge technologies, that are currently not available in the country.
- (c):  At present, a total of 30 projects have been awarded to various MSMEs under TDF scheme for development of the technologies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Alleged Harassment of Civilians in Cantonment Areas
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4982

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  APRIL, 2022

## ALLEGED HARASSMENT OF CIVILIANS IN CANTONMENT AREAS

4982.  SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a) whether instances of alleged harassment and exploitation of civilians by defence officials in cantonment areas in the country have come to the notice of the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise during the last three years; and
- (c) the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government against those found guilty?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a)  to  (c):    No  case  of  exploitation  of  civilians  by  defence  officials  in  Cantonment  areas  have come  to notice of  Government. However, certain references/representations relating to inconvenience due to closure of roads by Local Military Authorities have been received from residents  in  a  few  Cantonments  like  Secunderabad  (Telangana),  Danapur  (Bihar),  Kamptee (Maharashtra), Belgaum (Karnataka), Saugor (Madhya Pradesh) & Jalandhar (Punjab).  In this regard,  MoD has  issued  detailed  instructions  to  all  concerned  authorities  for  compliance  vide letter dated 04.09.2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Safety and Efficacy Data of Corbevax Vaccine
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4976 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  APRIL 2022

## SAFETY AND EFFICACY DATA OF CORBEVAX VACCINE

## 4976. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV)

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has given approval to a new COVID-19 vaccine named Corbevax for vaccinating children in the age group 12-14 year, after ascertaining the safety and efficacy data of the vaccine, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the data on the above vaccine has been peer reviewed, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the use of Corbevax in the above age group is yet to be approved by NTAGI, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the protein sub unit used in the vaccine is from the wild Wuhan type SARS-CoV-2 virus, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has any data regarding its efficacy against omicron and other variants, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (e) Based on the interim safety & immunogenicity data of Phase II/III clinical trial conducted in subjects of ≥ 5 to <18 years age group, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the National Regulator in consultation with Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has granted permission to manufacture SARS-CoV-2 vaccine [CORBEVAX] of M/s Biological E Limited for restricted use in emergency situation in ≥ 12 to <18 years age group.

Peer review of clinical trial results of specific vaccines are usually done by domain knowledge experts and scientists who have developed and manufactured these vaccines or who have knowledge of such vaccines and vaccination process.

Government of India has expanded the COVID-19 vaccination to beneficiaries aged 12-14 years from 16 th March 2022 on the recommendation of domain knowledge experts.

CORBEVAX vaccine has been tested for Neutralizing Antibody (nAb) Titers against Wuhan, Delta and Beta variants in its Phase II/III clinical trial & Phase III (immunogenic superiority) clinical trial conducted in the country & its reported to be immunogenic. The potential impact of Omicron variant on existing countermeasures including vaccine is scrutinized by technical groups worldwide. Vaccines used in National Covid-19 Vaccination Program remain effective to prevent the risk of severity due to COVID-19.

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