Amid discussions over possible legal protection to foreign vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna over their COVID-19 jabs in India, the Serum Institute of In
Amid discussions over possible legal protection to foreign vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna over their COVID-19 jabs in India, the Serum Institute of India (SII) has also sought protection against liabilities, sources said on Thursday. Not just Serum Institute of India, all the vaccine companies should get indemnity protection against liabilities if foreign companies are granted the same, sources added. Earlier last year, SII CEO Adar Poonawala had advocated for indemnity for all vaccine manufacturers. We need to have the government indemnify manufacturers, especially vaccine manufacturers, against all lawsuits. Frivolous claims come up and you see in the media something being blown out of proportion. The government needs to step in with the right messaging, he had said.
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New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Amid discussions over possible legal protection to Pfizer and Moderna over use of their COVID-19 vaccines in India, a former senior ICMR official has said that no company in India's vaccination history has ever paid indemnity and the government, which is the biggest user of vaccines, has also not done it.
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