Five vaccine candidates are in advanced stages of development in India (Representational)
New Delhi:
Ambassadors and envoys from 100 countries will visit Serum Institute of India and Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd in Pune on December 4 amid the coronavirus outbreak and race for vaccines to combat the infection, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Pune Divisional Commissioner Saurabh Rao said there was a possibility that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also visit Pune, adding that “if the visit happens, it would be at Serum Institute of India and Gennova Biophramaceuticals”, news agency PTI reported.
Meanwhile, according to a report, an estimated one crore frontline health workers will receive the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine whenever it becomes available.
Five vaccine candidates are in advanced stages of development in India, out of which four are in Phase II/III and one is in Phase-I/II trials.
On Tuesday, PM Modi had warned that any COVID-19 vaccine could lead to side-effects in some people, as even popular medicines do, and that the government would only go by science in finalising one for the country.
