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MEA to support govt panel to facilitate firms interested in Covid vaccine

The purpose of the group is to keep India in the forefront of any ongoing effort worldwide to innovate, prepare, produce and launch candidate vaccines to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, for India and

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The regulator can then decide on the nature of trials that may be needed before a decision can be taken on the use of any candidate vaccine in India, he said.

Press Trust of India New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Aug 20 2020 | 11:41 PM IST

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said with its inputs and support, the national expert group on vaccine administration for Covid-19 will help Indian firms interested in any candidate vaccines, and facilitate the process of ensuring that relevant testing data is made available to India's regulatory agencies.

Asked about the nature of collaboration India is considering with Russian vaccine maker RDIF and is India confident that all protocols have been followed by the firm, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the government has set up an national expert group on vaccine administration for Covid-19.

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