Bharat Biotech ready to share formula: Centre
New Delhi: 14.05.2021
Refuting allegations that the Centre is controlling supplies of Covaxin and not letting Bharat Biotech supply additional doses of the jab to Delhi, the Centre said the capital has received 75,000 doses of free Covaxin from the it, whereas Delhi government itself has procured 1 lakh doses and private sector got 20,000 doses.
“We refute (the charge) that there is any pressure on anybody not to supply to any particular state,” NITI Aayog member health Dr VK Paul said, adding that such allegations affect the morale of vaccine manufacturers.
He also countered the Delhi government’s claim that the state has run out of Covaxin. On Tuesday, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia had alleged the Covaxin manufacturer has in a letter said it cannot provide the Delhi government vaccines due to unavailability, and referred to directions of government officials concerned.
Paul maintained that the Centre’s role is to facilitate. Paul said Bharat Biotech is also ramping up capacity and has already roped in three public sector undertakings. He also clarified Covaxin requires a specialised BSL3 (level 3 labs) platform and any company equipped with such laboratories can come forward for manufacturing the vaccine. TNN
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