India "Late To The Table" In Buying Vaccines: Top Virologist

Monday, 24 May 2021Newsdesk

India delayed the process of bulk-buying vaccines unlike several other nations and may now have few options available in the international market. "Aren't we a little late to the table on this one?" said Dr Gagandeep Kang, a top virologist who is also a member of the Supreme Court-appointed committee on medical oxygen.

New Delhi, 24 May2021

"The rest of the world has been buying vaccines at risk for a year, so what's the supply that is available in the market for us to go now and say we want to buy vaccines?" she said. As per news report of NDTV, Dr Kang's comments come at a time when several states - including Maharashtra, Odisha, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh - are floating global tenders for vaccine supply, in an attempt to stave off a third Covid wave amidst a growing scarcity of vaccines. In many states, vaccine centres have shut down amid a dwindling supply.

Source -NDTV