HOW SOON?: A COVID-19 shot could very well happen "soon", say experts. In India, several vaccine candidates are being developed by a number of homegrown biotech firms, including the Serum Institute of Inda (SII), Bharat Biotech International Ltd., Biological E, Indian Immunologicals and Zydus Cadila. The companies are either developing their own vaccine or have partnerships with other pharmaceutical giants. The Drugs Controller General of India is the authority responsible for approving a vaccine. Indian vaccine makers already produce hundreds of millions of doses against polio, meningitis, pneumonia, rotavirus, BCG, measles, mumps and rubella, among other diseases.
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