New Delhi: The government has prepared a roadmap to overcome the shortage of Covid-19 Vaccine. The Center has reported that they are in discussions with global manufacturers such as Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson to supply the vaccine. However, the company has said that it will take a few months for the supply. The government has claimed that between August and December this year, India will have more than 200 crore vaccine doses ready.
VK Paul, head of India’s Covid-19 Task Force, said ‘We have contacted the manufacturers and asked for information on vaccine availability between August-December …’ He said ‘216 crore doses for India during this period Will be available Vaccine will be available for everyone as we move forward. He said that the government has “formally” approached Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J. Also, India has also talked about their cooperation in different ways.
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The government has informed on Thursday that the three pharma companies have said that they will be able to negotiate only in the third quarter of 2021. At the same time, according to media reports, the three companies have indicated that they do not have space for immediate vaccine production. Companies have asked to ‘talk’ only after a few months. Paul explained that from the beginning, the Department of Biotechnology and the Ministry of External Affairs were in contact with Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson. It is still going on.
At the same time, Paul has said that India hopes that all three manufacturers will transfer the technology to the domestic manufacturers so that the availability of the vaccine can be increased. On Thursday, the Center said that 7.30 crore doses will be made available in May for the vaccination program. Of these, work is in progress on 1.27 crore doses purchased by the states. At the same time, 80 million doses have been purchased by private hospitals.
