Corona Vaccine: ‘India fully aware of commitments to neighbours’
Gautam Lahiri
19th January, 2021 10:41:43
As part of the vaccine diplomacy, India plans to ship off Covid-19 vaccines to its immediate neighbours including Bangladesh.
The first shipments would be a “goodwill gesture”, while subsequently, the countries concerned would get on a payment basis from either the Serum Institute or Bharat Biotech.
The decision to start sending vaccine to India’s neighbours was taken by the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration (NEGVAC), which was constituted by the government of India to guide prioritisation of population groups, procurement and inventory management, vaccine selection and vaccine delivery and tracking mechanism.