National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration on Monday met leading domestic vaccine manufactures- Serum Institute of India, Pune; Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad; Zydus Cadila, Ahmedabad; Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Pune; and Biological E, Hyderabad. The meeting was mutually beneficial and productive, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. The meeting provided the National Expert Group with inputs about the present stage of various candidate vaccines being developed by the indigenous manufacturers as well as their expectations from the Union Government. India's Covid-19 tally crosses the 26-lakh barrier on Monday while the death toll crossed 50,000. Total confirmed cases in India rose to 26,47,663 while the death toll touched 50,921.
Source: dna August 17, 2020 15:45 UTC