No matter who develops vaccine\, India will have to scale it up: ICMR chief

No matter who develops vaccine, India will have to scale it up: ICMR chief

ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava told Ruchika Chitravanshi, in an email interview, that he's hopeful of a vaccine soon and that many countries were in touch with India for its distribution

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Ruchika Chitravanshi  |  New Delhi 

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has been leading India’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic for the last six months from vaccine development and drug trials to contact tracing and containment exercise. ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava told Ruchika Chitravanshi that he’s hopeful of a vaccine soon and that many countries were in touch with India for its distribution.

Edited excerpts from an email interview: We understand that August 15 is not a deadline any more as far as Bharat Biotech’s vaccine is concerned. When can we expect to have a ...
First Published: Tue, August 04 2020. 06:05 IST