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India’s second coronavirus wave causing global ‘crisis’ as COVID-19 vaccine supplies disrupted
The global vaccine supply chain, already under extreme pressure, has been thrown into disarray by the COVID-19 crisis devastating India.
Key points:
- So far, India has been unable to supply 80 million of the doses it had agreed to give COVAX
- COVAX is a collaboration of organisations that was set up to share vaccines fairly around the world
- India falling behind on orders will have flow-on effects to other countries waiting on vaccines
India is the world’s biggest manufacturer of COVID-19 vaccines, and the Serum Institute of India had been earmarked to produce a third of the global supply of the AstraZeneca vaccine in 2021.
As India’s healthcare system collapses under the second wave of infections, the Indian government has virtually halted…
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