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Prioritise country first, PM Modi tells Covid-19 vaccine makers

"He has asked the industry to prioritise deliveries to meet the country's needs first and then focus on global supplies," said a person in the know, who did not wish to be named.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with key vaccine manufacturers on Tuesday | Photo: PTI

Sohini Das Mumbai
In a meeting with the country’s leading vaccine makers Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the industry to prioritise deliveries to the country until the local demand is met, according to sources. “The biggest strengths of our vaccine industry are its ‘Samarthya, Sansadhan and Seva Bhaav’, and these are what makes them a vaccine leader in the world,” Modi told the vaccine makers. 

“He has asked the industry to prioritise deliveries to meet the country's needs first and then focus on global supplies,” said a person in the know, who did not wish to be named.  

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