India fast-tracks emergency approvals for foreign-produced COVID-19 vaccines

India said on Tuesday it would fast-track emergency approvals for foreign-produced COVID-19 vaccines that have been granted emergency authorisation in other countries, as infections surge.

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Published : 13 April 2021, 08:37 AM
Updated : 13 April 2021, 08:37 AM

"The first 100 beneficiaries of such foreign vaccines shall be assessed for seven days for safety outcomes before it is rolled out for further immunisation programme within the country," the health ministry said in a statement.