According to an official, the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration will hold its second meeting on Monday and discuss with granular details of Covid-19 vaccine procurement processes and pricing with the heads of several pharma firms globally . Covid-19 vaccines being developed by UK’s pharma firm and United States’s firm are the top candidates. India is looking at for possible acquisition discussions, senior government officials aware of the country’s vaccine strategy said, adding that a group of experts spearheading the process will hold a crucial meeting on Monday with the heads of pharma firms involved in the development of some of the candidates.
The government will also closely track the progress of candidates being tested by the Hyderabad-based pharma company and Ahmedabad-based pharma firm. A Pune-based firm has struck a production and clinical trials deal with another…
