Indian drugmaker races ahead of UK in providing Oxford Covid-19 vaccine - News Summed Up

Indian drugmaker races ahead of UK in providing Oxford Covid-19 vaccine


The Serum Institute of India already has 50 million doses of the vaccine in vialsAn Indian manufacturer expects to have 100 million doses of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine ready for developing countries within two weeks, eclipsing the UK’s supply. The Serum Institute of India (SII) has at least 50 million doses of the vaccine in vials, ready to be used in clinics pending quality checks. That is nearly ten times the 530,000 doses that the British government has said will be released to the NHS on Monday. SII, which is the biggest manufacturer of vaccines by volume in the world, expects to double its stockpile to 100 million doses — enough for 50 million people to be fully immunised — by the middle of this month, The Times understands. The figures underscore how the Oxford vaccine, which will be


Source: The Times January 01, 2021 18:01 UTC



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