PM Modi says India will be key for developing and scaling up production of Covid-19 vaccine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he is certain that India will hold an important role in developing and scaling up production of novel coronavirus vaccine once it is discovered.

"Today also our companies are active in international efforts for development and production of Covid-19 vaccine," Modi said.

The prime minister was talking at the India Global Week 2020's debut meeting Wednesday, a virtual gathering sorted out in UK. It will likewise include an exhibition "Atmanirbhar Bharat" by Madhu Nataraj and an extraordinary 100 birth commemoration show in tribute to the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar by three of his most prominent understudies. 

In the debut discourse, Modi additionally said antibodies made in India are liable for two-third of the immunization needs of the world's youngsters. 

Prior this week, the way toward leading clinical preliminaries for Covaxin, the main conceivable antibody contender for Covid-19 rom India, started at the Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here, a high ranking representative of the state-run clinical office said. "We will choose sound people and draw blood and send the blood tests to assigned labs in New Delhi. They will give the green sign. At that point the medication individuals will analyze and the main shot of the immunization will be given due perception," NIMS executive Dr K Manohar told



PTI.

Besides, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has identified 12 clinical trial sites such as medical institutions and hospitals, including NIMS, and has asked their principal investigators to ensure that the subject enrolment is initiated no later than 7 July.

PM Modi also said, "The pandemic has once again shown that India's pharma industry is an asset not just for India but for the entire world. It has played a leading role in reducing the cost of medicines, especially for developing countries."

He also spoke on this year's performance. He said Aatmanirbhar Bharat is not about being self-contained or closed to the world; it is about being self-sustaining, self-generating:

The India Global Week 2020 is a three-day virtual conference, being held from July 9 to July 11, themed 'Be The Revival: India and a Better New World', and will have 5,000 global participants from 30 nations being addressed by 250 global speakers across 75 sessions.

The other speakers at the three-day event include Dr S Jaishankar, Union External Affairs Minister, PiyushGoyal, Union Minister of Railways, and Commerce and Industry, Lt Gen of JK, GC Murmu, Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, along with UK's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Home Secretary Priti Patel, US Ambassador to India Ken Juster, among others.