The World Health Organization on Monday said that India has been offered 75 lakh doses of the Moderna vaccine through the Covid-19 Vaccine...
The World Health Organization on Monday said that India has been offered 75 lakh doses of the Moderna vaccine through the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access, reported ANI.
COVAX, which is co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and the WHO, aims to speed up the development and manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines. It also works to guarantee fair and equitable access to the shots for every country in the world.
However, there was no clarity on when the Moderna vaccines would be available in India as the WHO said that it was based on the “clearance of indemnity clause”, reported India Today.
NITI Aayog (Health) Member Dr VK Paul on Friday said that the Centre was in contact with the foreign vaccine makers. “It is a process of negotiation and dialogues,” he said. “We are trying to get a solution on contractual and commitments issues. This process is ongoing.”
On June 29, India’s drug regulator had granted permission to import Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use. It was the fourth vaccine to be granted permission for emergency use in India after Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V.
Moderna had said in November that its vaccine had proven to be 94.5% effective against the coronavirus during its phase three trials. The vaccine was also found to...
