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India has enough capacity to produce COVID-19 vaccines for itself and others – Metro US

India has enough capacity to produce COVID-19 vaccines for itself and others

FILE PHOTO: An employee in personal protective equipment (PPE) removes
FILE PHOTO: An employee in personal protective equipment (PPE) removes vials of AstraZeneca’s COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a visual inspection machine inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, in Pune

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s has enough capacity to produce COVID-19 vaccines for its needs and also export it to other countries that need its help, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.

Sitharaman also said India has to invest a lot more in health infrastructure and get more private partners into the sector, while adding the country would be a major contributor to the revival of the global economy after the pandemic.

(Reporting by Aftab Ahmed; Editing by Alex Richardson)