The center has been working on how to get the vaccine to people as soon as it hits the market.
The central government plans to purchase at least 5 million doses of the corona vaccine in the first phase when it comes to market The vaccine will be bought mainly for doctors, health workers, police and security personnel who are fighting against corona from the front lines.
According to a report in the Times of India, the Center has been working on how to make the vaccine available to a large section of the population as soon as it hits the market. Preference is given to those who are most at risk of infection.
By the end of this year or the beginning of next year, more than one vaccine is expected to hit the market in a few weeks Several pharmaceutical companies involved in the production of vaccines have asked the government about the demand for vaccines in India.
On Monday, pharmaceutical companies met with an expert committee headed by Policy Commission member BK Pal and Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan to monitor the situation in the country. At the meeting, the companies were asked to submit proposals on how much dose of vaccine they are capable of producing, the possible price of the vaccine and how the government can help them.
A top government source familiar with the matter said the center would also provide financial assistance to increase vaccine production if needed. However, the whole matter is at a very early stage Several more meetings are to be held
At present, clinical trials of three vaccines for corona virus are underway in the country The second and third phase trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine have been launched by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India. India is far ahead of Biotech and Zydus Cadillac in this regard This is because the vaccines developed by India Biotech and Zydus are in the early stages of first and second phase clinical trials.
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