The Indian pharmaceutical industry which is racing against time to produce?COVID-19?vaccines has earned support from Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.?
Bill Gates has placed his confidence in the Indian pharmaceutical companies to produce COVID-19 vaccines for the whole world, not just for India.?
Gates spoke highly of the capacity of the Indian pharma industry and said that India is the manufacturing hub of vaccines as more vaccines have been manufactured in India than in the rest of the world.?
A lot of ¡°very important things have been done¡± in India and its pharma industry is doing work ¡°to help make the coronavirus vaccine building on other great capacities that they have used for other diseases¡±, said the Co-Chair and Trustee of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Speaking in the documentary?COVID-19: India¡¯s War Against The Virus, Gates said India also faces a huge challenge due to the health crisis because of its size and urban centres with a lot of population density.
He also pointed out the role of Serum Institute for being the largest supplier of vaccines for healthcare systems across the world as well as Bio E and Bharat Biotech for their efforts in developing coronavirus vaccines.
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Commenting on the strength of India¡¯s pharma industry, he said, ¡°India has a lot of capacity there -- with the drug and vaccine companies that are huge suppliers to the entire world. You know, more vaccines are made in India than anywhere-- starting with Serum Institute, that¡¯s the largest.¡± He further said, ¡°But (there are) also Bio E, Bharat (Biotech), many others. They are doing work to help make the coronavirus vaccine, building on other great capacities that they have used for other diseases.¡±??
Stating that India joined the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a group working worldwide to build vaccines platforms, Gates said, "I am excited that the pharmaceutical industry there will be able to produce not just for India but also for the entire world. (This is) what we need to reduce the deaths and make sure we are immune, which is how we end the epidemic."
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