US eager to involve Indian investigators in COVID-19 global clinical trials: Dr Anthony Fauci

America's top health expert Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday (June 3, 2021) said that United States is eager to include the Indian investigators in global clinical trials, which will take place to evaluate the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 therapeutics.

New Delhi: America's top health expert Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday (June 3, 2021) said that United States is eager to include the Indian investigators in global clinical trials, which will take place to evaluate the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 therapeutics. Dr. Anthony Fauci, during a conversation organised by the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum, said that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has a long history of collaboration with its counterpart agencies in India. “Under the long-standing Indo-US vaccine action programme, we will continue to work with India on research related to SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) vaccines. We also are eager to involve Indian investigators in sites in global clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of various COVID-19 therapeutics,” he said.