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India tells overseas vaccine buyers it has to prioritise local needs
Source: Reuters
INDIA
MARCH 26, 2021 12:17 AM UPDATED 19 MINUTES AGO
India tells overseas vaccine buyers it has to prioritise local needs
By Neha Arora, Rajendra Jadhav
4 MIN READ
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, the world’s biggest vaccine maker, said on Friday it would make domestic COVID-19 inoculations a priority as infections surge and had told international buyers of its decision.
Reports that India will delay deliveries of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to a global programme to inoculate poorer countries triggered alarm on Thursday, with the head of Africa’s disease control agency describing the continent as “helpless”.
India has exported 60.5 million doses, more than the number of inoculations conducted at home, and says there is no outright ban on exports.
“In the coming weeks and months ... obviously there will be a demand spike and obviously people are preparing for it,” Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told the Times Network’s India Economic Enclave.
“In many cases, we have told our international partners that ... COVID rates are going up in India, we are expanding our own vaccination ambit, so we are sure you will understand that at this time we have to purpose it much more focused at where we are.”
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MARCH 26, 2021 12:17 AM UPDATED 19 MINUTES AGO
India tells overseas vaccine buyers it has to prioritise local needs
By Neha Arora, Rajendra Jadhav
4 MIN READ
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, the world’s biggest vaccine maker, said on Friday it would make domestic COVID-19 inoculations a priority as infections surge and had told international buyers of its decision.
Reports that India will delay deliveries of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to a global programme to inoculate poorer countries triggered alarm on Thursday, with the head of Africa’s disease control agency describing the continent as “helpless”.
India has exported 60.5 million doses, more than the number of inoculations conducted at home, and says there is no outright ban on exports.
“In the coming weeks and months ... obviously there will be a demand spike and obviously people are preparing for it,” Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told the Times Network’s India Economic Enclave.
“In many cases, we have told our international partners that ... COVID rates are going up in India, we are expanding our own vaccination ambit, so we are sure you will understand that at this time we have to purpose it much more focused at where we are.”
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india/india-tells-overseas-vaccine-buyers-it-has-to-prioritise-local-needs-idUSKBN2BI0EO