Oxford COVID-19 vaccine: Serum Institute to apply for emergency authorisation in next 2 weeks

COVID-19 vaccine updates are creating all the buzz right now. There’s been a stream of positive trial results proving the efficacy of several big-name covid vaccines like the Oxford vaccine or Pfizer vaccine.India will be our priority for distributing coronavirus vaccine, said Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive of Serum Institute of India on Saturday. The world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume has joined hands with British-Swedish company AstraZeneca to produce COVID-19 vaccine by University of Oxford for low-and-middle income countries.Serum Institute of India is in active discussions with the Indian government on pricing and distribution of potential COVID-19 vaccines, said Poonawalla.