India govt won't buy Pfizer, Moderna vaccines amid local output -sources reuters.com/world/india/in…
That essentially means the globally popular vaccines, which their makers have pledged not to sell to private parties during the pandemic, will not be available for now in the world's two most populous countries - China and India.
The Indian government has also declined to meet the U.S. companies' requests for legal protection over any side-effects from the use of their shots, which are currently made only in the United States or Europe, two of the sources said.
A second source said: "The government will not buy Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. They are free to have private tie-ups after necessary regulatory clearances. But sovereign indemnity is clearly something we can't give".
The government, however, is expected to buy locally filled and finished doses of Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) vaccine, Reuters reported on Monday.
India is expected is to have 300 million (30 Crore) dosages production in October. 22 Cr from SII, 3.5 Cr from Covaxin and rest will pool from domestic production of Sputnik & Zycov-D.
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