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Nitin Gadkari said the vaccine formulae should be shared with labs to scale up production.
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With the shortage of vaccines slowing down or halting inoculations in many states, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said more companies should be given the license to manufacture anti-Covid shots. Only to clarify a day later that the government was already doing so and he was unaware . If the demand is more than the supply it creates problems. Instead of one, let 10 more companies be given the license for vaccine manufacture.and royalty too, Mr Gadkari said at a virtual meeting with Vice Chancellors of universities on Tuesday.
More pharma companies should be allowed to produce COVID-19 vaccines: Nitin Gadkari ANI | Updated: May 19, 2021 11:00 IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that more pharma companies should be allowed to manufacture the COVID-19 vaccine in the country during the pandemic to scale up production.
While addressing a meeting via video conferencing Gadkari said, If the demand of vaccine is more than the supply, it creates the problem. So, instead of one company, let 10 more companies be given the license to manufacture the vaccine. There are 2-3 laboratories in every state. They should be given the formula to produce the COVID-19 vaccines. They can give royalty, Gadkari said.
Congress leader and former Union minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday took a dig at the Centre after Union Minister Nitin Gadkari recommended that more pharma companies be allowed to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines. Ramesh took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tweeted, But is his Boss listening? This is what Dr. Manmohan Singh had suggested on April 18th. He also attached a video of Gadkari making the comment. Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said, (Union Minister)ANitin Gadkari says to solve vaccine demand supply issue more manufacturing licenses should be given. Problem is, nation is demanding vaccines, but BJP is supplying fake tool kits.
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