Remdesivir shortage concerns take a global turn
April 19, 2021
Public health voices, former noble laureates have called for Covid-19-linked vaccines to be free of IP restrictions - REUTERS
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Jharkhand CM seeks to source from Bangladesh company
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s efforts to source antiviral Remdesivir from Bangladesh-based Beximco Pharmaceuticals has given the procurement issue a whole new dimension.
Soren said he had written to the Centre regarding his efforts to procure the drug from Beximco, as local supplies fell short. The State was willing to procure 50,000 vials at $1 million, he said, adding that it had got a quotation for the same from Beximco. The State’s need was for 76,640 vials, but they had got just 8,038 vials, he said, in a letter on Sunday.