India’s Covid inoculation programme is largely driven by Indian made vaccines.
Even though Russia’s Sputnik and Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine were given a go-ahead by the Indian drug regulatory authority, it was Indian made Covaxin and Covishield that was widely used under the government-run vaccine programme.
But it begs the question as to why Moderna and Pfizer vaccines were not available in India.
For the first time, India’s health minister has revealed the reasons that forced India to rely heavily on indigenous vaccines.
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