Covid-19: PM Modi to virtually interact with 3 teams of vaccine developers
Expressing pride in the fact that India's indigenous vaccine development has progressed at such a rapid pace so far, PM Modi had stressed that India considers vaccines as not only vital to good health but also as a global good, and it is India's duty to assist other countries, including the nations in the neighbourhood, in the collective fight against the virus.;
New Delhi: After his visit to three vaccine development centers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on Monday scheduled to speak to three other teams involved in developing a Covid-19 vaccine.
The PMO, in a tweet, said: "Tomorrow, on 30th November 2020, PM Narendra Modi will interact, via video conferencing, with three teams that are involved in developing a COVID-19 vaccine. The teams he will interact with are from Gennova Biopharma, Biological E and Dr Reddy's."
The first two are proceeding with developing their own vaccines, while Dr Reddy's has tied up with Russia to conduct trials of its Sputnik vaccine.
The Prime Minister had visited three cities on Saturday to conduct an extensive review of the vaccine development and manufacturing process, going to the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, the Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and the Serum Institute of India in Pune.
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