This is straight crony capitalism, India effectively diverted capacity that could simply manufacture more AstraZeneca vax for a dubious vaccine from a local firm *that cost the Indian govt more/dose*. https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/vaccine-updates/story/covaxin-not-finding-international-takers-even-when-supplied-free-of-cost-by-india-1768744-2021-02-12
Covishield is the AstraZeneca vaccine here.
The govt is procuring Bharat Biotechâs Covaxin at a higher price/dose then trying to force it on health workers by insisting they get no choice.
If Covaxin P3 trials were incomplete simply wait for that, like Janssen Novavax etc. did.
The govt is procuring Bharat Biotechâs Covaxin at a higher price/dose then trying to force it on health workers by insisting they get no choice.
If Covaxin P3 trials were incomplete simply wait for that, like Janssen Novavax etc. did.
Modi could have launched vaccine nationalism in March with a proven Indian vaccine if it wasnât a clown regime that canât help resorting to fuckery.
Great thread by someone vastly better informed but it is all exactly as bad as I understood it to be :/ https://mobile.twitter.com/dwai_banerjee/status/1350520976753176578