India’s government has signed a purchase order with vaccine producer Serum Institute of India for 11 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the CNBC-TV 18 TV channel reported on Monday.
The government has also signed a purchase agreement with local player Bharat Biotech for its COVID-19 vaccine, the news channel reported, citing unnamed sources.
Serum and Bharat Biotech did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment.
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First Published: Mon, January 11 2021. 16:37 IST
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