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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | US vaccine ‘gift’ to India may not be substantial -Suhasini Haidar

US vaccine ‘gift’ to India may not be substantial -Suhasini Haidar

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published Published on Jun 4, 2021   modified Modified on Jun 5, 2021

-The Hindu

Vaccine gifts of 2-3 million doses may have little impact on India: officials

The government on Friday welcomed the U.S. decision to lift restrictions under its Defence Production Act on the export of vaccine ingredients to AstraZeneca vaccine manufacturers worldwide, which would help the Serum Institute of India produce more doses.

However, Washington’s announcement of gifting India and dozens of other countries with a first tranche of 25 million doses of assorted American vaccines could run into regulatory delays, as issues of indemnity and authorisation have not been resolved at present.

“Indian diplomacy is focussed on securing the vaccine supply chain,” said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who had raised the issue of easing U.S. exports of vaccine ingredients and components to India during his visit to Washington last week. On Thursday, the U.S. White House announced that it was relaxing export restrictions for U.S. companies to supply manufacturers of AstraZeneca, Novavax, and Sanofi vaccines.

“This policy change will hopefully increase the supply of raw materials globally and to India; boosting our vaccine production capacity and strengthening our united fight against this pandemic,” tweeted SII CEO Adar Poonawalla, thanking Mr. Jaishankar and U.S. President Joseph Biden for the move.

While the government said the U.S.’s decision on vaccine ingredients was a big relief, officials questioned whether the U.S. government’s other big announcement of plans to gift 25 million doses of Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines would have a major impact, as it is not expected to be a substantial number.

In a briefing for journalists on Friday, U.S. State Department Coordinator for Global COVID Response and Health Security Gayle Smith said the U.S. is still trying to “match” the vaccine donations with “where they can be most effectively supported”.

“In terms of the actual number of doses, we’ve done some notional planning, but the refinement of the actual dose numbers will be determined in consultation with the governments and their health experts, the state of their vaccine plans and delivery, and with COVAX,” said Ms. Smith, referring to the global vaccine alliance.

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The Hindu, 4 June, 2021, https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-welcomes-lifting-of-us-curbs-on-export-of-vaccine-ingredients/article34730648.ece?homepage=true


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