Serum Institute says India trials of Covid-19 vaccine ongoing
“As far as Indian trials are concerned, it is continuing and we have faced no issues at all”
FILE PHOTO: Men ride on a motorbike past a supply truck of India's Serum Institute, the world's largest maker of vaccines, which is working on a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Pune, India, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Euan Rocha
Serum Institute of India said on Wednesday that trials of AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine candidate in the country is ongoing and has not faced any issues.
AstraZeneca said it has paused global trials, including large late-stage trials, of its experimental coronavirus vaccine due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.
"We can't comment much on the UK trials," Serum Institute said in a statement, adding "as far as Indian trials are concerned, it is continuing and we have faced no issues at all."
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