Letter to BS: Safety, efficacy of Covid vaccine should not be compromised

This refers to the editorial “Irrational target “(July 6). The proposal to launch an indigenous Covid vaccine is a welcome step as for our country has a huge population and the pandemic has caused unprecedented damage. However, the date of launch proposed by the Indian Council of Medical Research appears too close and there is an apprehension that certain procedures may be compromised to meet that deadline. 

India will be the single-largest consumer of the vaccine globally and if we have to get priority in distribution of the vaccine, we should have our own source of supply and going by