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Govt launches ‘Mission COVID Suraksha’ to help accelerate vaccine candidates
Dais Newsfeed | 26/11/2020 08:59 AM | Click to read full article
The government has launched 'Mission Covid Suraksha' to help accelerate the development of approximately 5-6 vaccine candidates and ensure that these are brought closer to licensure and introduction in the market, the Department of Biotechnology said on Wednesday.
The mission envisages Covid-19 vaccine development with end-to-end focus from preclinical through clinical development and manufacturing and regulatory facilitation, the DBT said. Earlier this month, the government had announced a package of Rs 900 crore for vaccines.