Two Asian pharmas hold key for global supply of Oxford vaccine

Two Asian pharmas hold key for global supply of Oxford vaccine

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Two Asian pharmaceutical companies are poised to become key players in the global fight against the new coronavirus pandemic after they were tapped to help mass-produce a promising new vaccine for the disease, which has already killed 650,000 worldwide and infected over 16 million.