India to resume Vaccine Maitri, to export jabs from October
The decision to restart the vaccine export has come in view of the United States' request, ahead of PM Modi's visit to Washington starting Tuesday.
The decision to restart the vaccine export has come in view of the United States' request, ahead of PM Modi's visit to Washington starting Tuesday.
Mandaviya said that the surplus supply of vaccines will be used to fulfil the commitment towards the world for the collective fight against Covid-19. COVAX is co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and WHO.
The World Trade Organisation head too has flagged the “over-centralization of vaccine production capacity”, terming it “incompatible with equitable access”.
The Chinese embassy in Kathmandu, in its official statement, iterated that it would support Nepal “though thick and thin”.