India Global Week 2020: Narendra Modi confident of India playing a key role in developing COVID-19 vaccine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India will play a crucial role in the development of the Covid-19 vaccine. I’m certain that India will have an important role in developing and in scaling up production of the vaccine once it is discovered”, said PM Narendra Modi at India Global Week 2020. PM Modi said that currently India accounts for the production of approximately 2/3rd of the vaccines needed for children across the world. 

Modi also pointed out the massive efforts being carried out by the Indian pharmaceutical companies to aid in the development and production of the Covid-19 vaccine.“Vaccines made in India are responsible for 2/3rd of the vaccine needs of the world’s children. Today also our companies are active in international efforts for development and production of Covid-19 vaccines’’, 

PM Modi added to showcase the role India has played in the health and research field.  India’s vaccine development efforts has gained pace, with Bharat Biotech planning to complete enrollment of Phase I trial participants by July 13 for its candidate Covaxin. The number of coronavirus cases has risen sharply in the country. India went past Russia on Sunday to become the third worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic with the country's tally of infections. Russia has 6,81,251 infections while Brazil has 15,78,376 and the US has 29,54,999 cases, according to Worldometer which compiles the Covid-19 data from around the globe.

I'm certain that India will have an important role in developing and in scaling up production of the vaccine once it is discovered: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at India Global Week 2020. #COVID19https://t.co/HVei3wfpAJ

— ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2020