The Prime Minister announced that 21st June onwards, the Government of India will provide free vaccines to all Indian citizens above 18 years of age
These vaccine doses will be manufactured and stockpiled by the company from August-December 2021
7.94 crore doses were made available to the states in May 2021
It is expected that the drug substance would be available from August 2021 which will be supplied back to Bharat Biotech for producing COVAXIN
NATCO Pharmaceuticals, Hyderabad; Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Vadodara; Gufic Biosciences Ltd., Gujarat; Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Pune; and Lyka, Gujarat are new manufacturers
Financial support is being provided as a grant from the Government of India
A total quantum of more than 4.39 crore doses was also available for direct procurement by the states as well as private hospitals in the month of May 2021
The COVID Working Group has recommended extension of the gap between the first and second doses of Covishield
Proactively engaging with foreign vaccine manufacturers like Moderna, Pfizer etc., to apply for Emergency Use Authorization in India so that these vaccines can be easily imported and made available in India
The additional allocation of Tocilizumab will ensure sufficient availability for COVID-19 patients and augment the government’s efforts to fight the pandemic
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