April 13, 20211:05 PM UTC
IndiaIndia wants Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson to seek licence for COVID-19 vaccines soon - govt official
Reuters
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Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are pictured in a vaccination centre in Geneva, Switzerland, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
India wants Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson to seek licence for their COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible, a senior government official said on Tuesday, shortly after the government announced it would fast-track emergency approvals.
âWe hope and we invite the vaccine makers such as Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and others...to be ready to come to India as early as possible,â Vinod Kumar Paul, a senior government health official, told a news conference.