India Vaccine Export Ban

Voicing concern over the hoarding of food grains and discrimination amid the "unjustified increase" in food prices, the government on Wednesday said that the issue should not go the way of Covid-19 vaccines.

Cyrus Poonawalla, chairman of the Serum Institute of India (SII), termed the ban on COVID-19 vaccine exports imposed by the Union government a "very bad move", saying it put his company, the world's largest vaccine-maker, in a difficult situation.

India's ban of Covid vaccine exports has dried up the supplies of many nations, especially those in Africa, who were dependent on them. Now they are vulnerable to many strains of the disease, WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said.

Unveiling a proposal on how a $50 billion investment plan can vaccinate people around the world against COVID-19 by the middle of next year, the IMF on Friday said India's decision to ban the export of vaccines was affecting developing countries.

Defending US's restrictions on the export of key raw materials for the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccine that threatens to slow India's vaccination drive, a senior official has said the US's first obligation is to take care of the American people.

The White House on Monday did not respond to questions on the request by Serum Institute of India to lift export ban on certain raw materials needed for ramping up production of COVID-19 vaccine.

Asserting that India has not imposed any export ban on anti-coronavirus vaccines, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said the supply of made-in-India vaccines abroad would continue keeping in mind the country's domestic requirements.

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said India has taken the lead in sending vaccines abroad with over 640 lakh doses supplied to more than 80 countries so far and asserted that the country has not imposed any export ban on Covid vaccines.

India has not imposed a ban on coronavirus vaccine exports and will continue to supply vaccines in a phased manner, a government source told Reuters on Thursday.

The Union government has not banned the export of any COVID-19 vaccine that has been granted restricted emergency use approval by the drug regulator, the Health Ministry said today, while urging the media to be on guard against the spread of such misinformation.

Voicing concern over the hoarding of food grains and discrimination amid the "unjustified increase" in food prices, the government on Wednesday said that the issue should not go the way of Covid-19 vaccines.

Cyrus Poonawalla, chairman of the Serum Institute of India (SII), termed the ban on COVID-19 vaccine exports imposed by the Union government a "very bad move", saying it put his company, the world's largest vaccine-maker, in a difficult situation.

India's ban of Covid vaccine exports has dried up the supplies of many nations, especially those in Africa, who were dependent on them. Now they are vulnerable to many strains of the disease, WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said.

Unveiling a proposal on how a $50 billion investment plan can vaccinate people around the world against COVID-19 by the middle of next year, the IMF on Friday said India's decision to ban the export of vaccines was affecting developing countries.

Defending US's restrictions on the export of key raw materials for the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccine that threatens to slow India's vaccination drive, a senior official has said the US's first obligation is to take care of the American people.

The White House on Monday did not respond to questions on the request by Serum Institute of India to lift export ban on certain raw materials needed for ramping up production of COVID-19 vaccine.

Asserting that India has not imposed any export ban on anti-coronavirus vaccines, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said the supply of made-in-India vaccines abroad would continue keeping in mind the country's domestic requirements.

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said India has taken the lead in sending vaccines abroad with over 640 lakh doses supplied to more than 80 countries so far and asserted that the country has not imposed any export ban on Covid vaccines.

India has not imposed a ban on coronavirus vaccine exports and will continue to supply vaccines in a phased manner, a government source told Reuters on Thursday.

The Union government has not banned the export of any COVID-19 vaccine that has been granted restricted emergency use approval by the drug regulator, the Health Ministry said today, while urging the media to be on guard against the spread of such misinformation.