Indian firm steps in to ensure long-term supply of malaria vaccine

Bharat Biotech will receive manufacturing rights of the RTS,S antigen component from pharmaceutical company GSK. PHOTO: REUTERS
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KOLKATA - India's vaccine production capacity has come in for praise from various quarters as the world seeks to vaccinate its way out of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Last month, UN Secretary-General António Guterres even described it as "one of the best assets the world has today" as he lauded India for supplying Covid-19 vaccine doses to various nations to support their fight against the coronavirus.

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