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Covid-19 jab exports set to rise; Serum Institute leads the pack

Indonesia to get 5 mn Covovax doses, exports to COVAX to rise to 30 mn by Jan

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The 15-day average of daily vaccinations in India is around 5 million doses, which brings the monthly requirement in the country to around 150 million doses

Sohini Das Mumbai

4 min read Last Updated : Nov 22 2021 | 11:30 PM IST

With weak demand in India for Covid jabs, exports of vaccine shots are set to rise, with Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) leading the pack.

Supplies to World Health Organization-led COVAX, a global initiative for equitable distribution of Covid vaccines, have begun this month.

“The volumes are not high right now. However, by December-January, SII may export around 30 million doses to COVAX,” said a source close to the development.

January onwards, the volumes are expected to be much higher than 30 million monthly doses.

Meanwhile, sources also indicate that exports of the Novavax vaccine — yet to be

Topics : Coronavirus Vaccine Vaccination Serum Institute of India Exports

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