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Anticipating the shortages, many States including Telangana had recently gone for global tenders

Due to challenges in production and sheer demand, almost all major vaccine manufacturing companies in Hyderabad and elsewhere in the country are busy delivering their Covid vaccine commitments made for the month of May, after which vaccine availability could improve.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday called for a pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six recipients of the jab developed a rare

The authorisation allows the vaccine to be distributed in the US for use in individuals 18 years of age and older, the FDA said on Saturday.