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| Indian officials ‘need to be charged with manslaughter’ over Covid vaccine shortage: Delhi High Court blasts Modi’s government | Indian officials ‘need to be charged with manslaughter’ over Covid vaccine shortage: Delhi High Court blasts Modi’s government |
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| A high court in India has issued a stern warning to federal officials, claiming that some people should be “charged with manslaughter” for failing to realize the “untapped potential” of the state's vaccine manufacturing capacity. | A high court in India has issued a stern warning to federal officials, claiming that some people should be “charged with manslaughter” for failing to realize the “untapped potential” of the state's vaccine manufacturing capacity. |
| On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court said there was a “tearing emergency” in the country which underlined a great need to fast-track Covid-19 shot approvals and work with the wealth of vaccine manufacturers in India. | On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court said there was a “tearing emergency” in the country which underlined a great need to fast-track Covid-19 shot approvals and work with the wealth of vaccine manufacturers in India. |
| “There is such an element of palpable disquiet throughout the country. Everybody wants the vaccine. You have to cut this [process] short and somehow make the vaccine available,” a division bench of Justices Manmohan and Najmi Waziri said. | “There is such an element of palpable disquiet throughout the country. Everybody wants the vaccine. You have to cut this [process] short and somehow make the vaccine available,” a division bench of Justices Manmohan and Najmi Waziri said. |
| “What answer will you give for the loss of lives because of [the] lack of vaccines?” the court asked of the government, blasting officials for the mismanagement of India’s vaccine manufacturing capacity. | “What answer will you give for the loss of lives because of [the] lack of vaccines?” the court asked of the government, blasting officials for the mismanagement of India’s vaccine manufacturing capacity. |
| The judges added that some people should be charged with manslaughter for the failure to deliver enough vaccines while sitting on “untapped potential” to produce lifesaving jabs. | The judges added that some people should be charged with manslaughter for the failure to deliver enough vaccines while sitting on “untapped potential” to produce lifesaving jabs. |
| On Thursday, the Indian government pre-ordered 300 million doses of unapproved Covid-19 vaccine made by domestic drugmaker Biological-E in an attempt to further speed up the country’s inoculation program, which has only managed to fully dose some 4.7% of India’s adults. | On Thursday, the Indian government pre-ordered 300 million doses of unapproved Covid-19 vaccine made by domestic drugmaker Biological-E in an attempt to further speed up the country’s inoculation program, which has only managed to fully dose some 4.7% of India’s adults. |
| In January, Delhi approved Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin jab despite its not having finished phase three trials. The move was widely criticized by medical experts in India. | In January, Delhi approved Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin jab despite its not having finished phase three trials. The move was widely criticized by medical experts in India. |
| Despite being heralded as the ‘pharmacy of the world’, India has struggled to produce as many vaccines as it requires for its population and even cancelled exports amid a deadly spike in domestic cases. | Despite being heralded as the ‘pharmacy of the world’, India has struggled to produce as many vaccines as it requires for its population and even cancelled exports amid a deadly spike in domestic cases. |
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