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'Govt needs Rs 80,000 crore over next year to vaccinate everyone'

India will need to spend around Rs 80,000 crore over the next year to give the Sars-Cov-2 vaccine to all its citizens, the CEO of Serum Institute of India Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday, while asking the government whether it is prepared for such funding.

SII is the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer and has partnered with multiple vaccine manufacturers that have candidates in clinical trials, including a widely watched one by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.