COVID vaccine: VK Saraswat emphasises need for major push on active pharmaceutical ingredients
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Last Updated: May 11, 2021, 09:47 PM IST
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Synopsis Vaccine production in the country is also dependent on raw material from other countries hence there is a need for a major push on active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) to be produced in the country, Saraswat, Chairman-TIFAC Governing Council and Member NITI Aayog, said.
Agencies Speaking at an online meeting on Addressing COVID Resurgence - S&T Perspective , Saraswat said there is a huge requirement of oxygen in the country with the supply chain not being robust.
Amid shortage of vaccines, senior scientist VK Saraswat has emphasised the need for a major push on active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) to be produced in the country. Speaking at an online meeting on Addressing COVID Resurgence - S&T Perspective , he said there is a huge requirement of oxygen in the country with the supply chain not being robust.