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As a step to accelerate vaccination rollout, India has reportedly scrapped local trials for “well-established” foreign COVID-19 vaccines, with a government official saying Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) shots could arrive by July. Only about 3% of India’s 1.3 billion people have been fully vaccinated, the lowest rate among the ten countries with the most cases. India pledged last month to fast-track imports, but its insistence on local trials and a dispute over indemnity stalled discussions with Pfizer. “The provision has now been further amended to waive the trial requirem...

India scrapped local trials for "well-established" foreign coronavirus vaccines on Thursday as it tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout, with a government official saying Pfizer shots could arrive by July.

India scraps local trials for Covid shots Published: 10:11 PM, May 27, 2021 A woman receives vaccine at a drive-in vaccination kiosk in Ahmedabad on Thursday. AFP SHARE NEW DELHI: India scrapped local trials for "well-established" foreign coronavirus vaccines on Thursday as it tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout, with a government official saying Pfizer shots could arrive by July. The world's second-most populous country this month recorded its highest monthly Covid-19 death toll since the pandemic began last year, accounting for just over a th...

The move by Uttar Pradesh comes as many Indian states curtail vaccinations due to severe shortages amid a record surge in coronavirus infections, with India recording more than 4,000 deaths for a second straight day as its health system fails to cope

India might have enough Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate entire adult population by year end, govt says Photo: Reuters Star Digital Report Star Digital Report Facing Covid-19 vaccine crunch at present, India can potentially get 216 crore doses in five months between August and December -- enough to vaccinate its entire adult population, a senior official of the government has said. Vinod Kumar Paul, who heads India's Covid-19 Task Force, also said the Russian Sputnik V vaccine is likely to be available by next week. With domestic production and supply...