ANI on Thursday.India has so far not given any manufacturer of a Covid-19 vaccine indemnity against the costs of compensation for any severe side effects.The development comes a day after reports of the Indian government leaning in favour of granting indemnity to Pfizer and Moderna started doing rounds.Quoting government sources, ANI reported that like other countries, the Indian government will also grant indemnity to the companies if they apply for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA).The country is currently using Covishield -- manufactured by SII -- and Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for its Covid-19 vaccination drive.
Russian Sputnik V is the third vaccine to get approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use.Never.