As the race towards a vaccine heats up across the globe, this overlooked contender can help with production and access to lower income countries, ...
Pharmaceutical companies around the world are going head to head, while governments scramble to get priority access to the most promising candidates.But a richest-takes-all approach in the fight against the deadliest pandemic in living memory is bound to be counter-productive, especially for the recovery of low and middle income countries.
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a"Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Despite India’s success in mass manufacturing, the transition to innovation and new product development has been more of a struggle. Nevertheless the Serum Institute, Aurobindo Pharma, Bharat Biotech, BE, Indian Immunologicals, Mynvax, Panacea Biotech and Zydus Cadila are all attempting to develop their own vaccines.
He added that the Indian government would decide how much other countries get, and when. In a later interview the CEO went further, adding: “Out of whatever I produce, 50 per cent to India and 50 per cent to the rest of the world”.
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