India remains engaged with US companies to procure Covid vaccines: MEA

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told reporters on Thursday that India remains engaged with US companies to ensure procurement of Covid vaccines.

India is engaged with US companies to procure Covid vaccines, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The statement comes nearly three weeks after External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar's visit to the US. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We remain engaged with US entities on the prospect of procuring vaccines from the US and also subsequent manufacturing in India." "We have noted an announcement by the US of its intention to make some vaccines available to other countries. All vaccines have to be procured as per our guidelines," he added.