Direct Bharat Biotech to transfer vaccine technology, Jagan urges PM

Chief Minister writes two letters to Modi on COVID situation

In what could be termed as an astute move amid the COVID pandemic and growing case load, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct Bharat Biotech to transfer the technology to companies that are interested and capable of manufacturing the vaccine. Mr. Jagan wrote two letters to Mr. Modi detailing the COVID situation and the requirements of the State, on Tuesday. While in one letter he listed out the requirements of the State, in the other, he suggested a solution to the gap between supply and demand for the vaccine. “Considering that the COVAXIN® manufacturing is intended to be ramped up, we would request you to please direct Bharat Biotech to do technology transfer of manufacturing the COVAXIN® and ICMR-NIV to provide the viral strain to whoever interested and capable of manufacturing the vaccine,” he said in the letter.