#No place for complacency: Despite India not showing the surge that is being witnessed in Europe, the pandemic is far from over, says IIM-A faculty Chinmay Tumbe, author of a book on pandemics. ‘Covid-19 cases surge in Europe, but India likely to have hit a sweet spot’# Booster guidelines: The Health Ministry is likely to come out with a policy on the booster dose by mid-December, a source familiar with the development told Business Line. Health Ministry aims to finalise booster-dose policy by mid-Dec# Global lab network on vaccines: The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is taking the learnings from its Covid-19 vaccine testing network to other priority diseases, including “Disease X”, caused by an unknown lurking pathogen. WTO, WHO launch Covid-19 Vaccine Trade Tracker# Tested positive: France PM has tested positive for Covid-19, hours after returning from a visit to neighboring Belgium and just as France is seeing a nationwide resurgence of infections, according to his office. French PM Jean Castex PM Jean Castex tests positive for Covid-19

Source: The Hindu November 23, 2021 13:11 UTC