Bhargava's letter on Covid-19 vaccine only intends to cut red tape: ICMR

Committed to treat the safety and interest of people of India as a topmost priority, says ICMR

After the furore in the medical and scientific community following the letter from the head of the country’s premier, state-run medical research organisation, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Saturday clarified its stand. It claimed that the process to develop vaccine to fight Covid-19 pandemic is according to globally accepted norms of fast-tracking. The aim is to cut 'red-tape' and speed up recruitment of participants.

Standing by the letter issued by its director general Dr. Balram Bhargava, the ICMR said that "ICMR’s process is exactly in accordance with the globally accepted norms to fast-track the vaccine development for diseases