India restarts exporting of Covid-19 jabs

INDIA, the world’s largest vaccine producer, will resume exports and donations of surplus coronavirus vaccines in October after halting them during a devastating surge in domestic infections in April, the health minister has said.

Mansukh Mandaviya said the surplus vaccines will be used to fulfil India’s “commitment towards the world for the collective fight against Covid-19”, but vaccinating Indians will remain the government’s “top-most priority”.

India had been expected to be a key supplier for the world and for the UN-backed initiative aimed at vaccine equity known as Covax.