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Quad leaders agree to send 1 billion vaccines across Asia by end-2022
Quad group wants to expand global vaccinations and counter China s growing vaccination diplomacy in Southeast Asia and around the world. India is the world s biggest vaccine maker
Reuters | March 13, 2021 | Updated 08:32 IST
India will use its manufacturing capacity to make US vaccines, with financing coming from the US and Japan
Leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan agreed to pool financing, manufacturing and distribution capacity to send 1 billion coronavirus vaccines across Asia by the end of 2022, India s foreign secretary said on Friday. The so-called Quad group of four nations want to expand global vaccinations and counter China s growing vaccination diplomacy in Southeast Asia and around the world. India is the world s biggest vaccine maker.
After Quad summit, US to finance India s coronavirus vaccine manufacturer
After Quad summit, US to finance India s coronavirus vaccine manufacturer
United States has announced to finance India s coronavirus vaccine manufacturer after a mega initiative was taken by the Quad leaders for India to produce vaccines for Indo-Pacific region.
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The Quad leaders decided to launch a mega vaccine initiative under which coronavirus vaccines will be produced in India for the Indo-Pacific region. (Reuters photo)
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has announced it will work with Indian manufacturer Biological E to finance increased capacity to support the firm s effort to produce at least 1 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of 2022.
Leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan agreed to pool financing, manufacturing and distribution capacity to send 1 billion coronavirus vaccines across Asia by the end of 2022, India’s foreign secretary said on Friday
By Alasdair Pal and Euan Rocha NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan agreed to pool financing, manufacturing and distribution capacity to send 1 billion coronavirus vaccines across Asia by the end of 2022, India s foreign secretary said on Friday. The so-called Quad group of four nations want to expand global vaccinations and counter China s growing vaccination diplomacy in Southeast Asia and around the world. India is the world s biggest vaccine maker. The collaboration was most pressing and valuable , foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told a news conference in India s capital New Delhi after the four-way virtual summit. The four countries have agreed to a plan to pool their financial resources, manufacturing capabilities and capacities, and logistical strengths so as to ramp up the manufacturing and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines in the Indo-Pacific region, he said. We believe this will speed up the process of post-pandemic recov