EXCLUSIVE-India's most populous state to spend up to $1 bln to buy vaccines, in talks with Pfizer, Sputnik V

EXCLUSIVE-India's most populous state to spend up to $1 bln to buy vaccines, in talks with Pfizer, Sputnik V
Reuters
2 hrs ago
By Krishna N. Das
NEW DELHI, May 13 (Reuters) - India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh will spend up to $1 billion to buy COVID-19 shots and held early talks this week with companies such as Pfizer and the local distributor of Russia's Sputnik V, a state official said on Thursday.
The move by Uttar Pradesh, home to more people than Brazil, comes as many Indian states curtail vaccinations due to severe shortages amid a record surge in coronavirus infections, with India recording more than 4,000 deaths for a second straight day as its health system fails to cope.

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