India to supply Covishield, Covaxin to other nations as goodwill gesture
Both Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India have also separately signed deals with foreign countries to supply vaccines
BusinessToday.In | January 19, 2021 | Updated 11:38 IST
India will be sending Serum Institute of India (SII) s Covishield and the indigenous Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech to friendly nations as a goodwill gesture.
The Union Ministers for health and external affairs, representatives of the department of pharmaceuticals and executives from Bharat Biotech and SII met in Delhi on Monday to discuss supply of vaccines outside India.
India has decided to export 8.1 lakh doses of Covaxin to Oman, Mongolia, Myanmar, Bahrain, Mauritius, the Philippines and the Maldives as a goodwill gesture, The Economic Times reported citing sources.