NEW DELHI : Pfizer Inc has told the Indian government it wants to produce its coronavirus vaccine locally if assured of faster regulatory clearance and freedom on pricing and exports, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.The US company pulled an application last month seeking emergency approval for its product in India after the drug regulator declined its request to skip a small local safety trial.
That has kept its vaccine, developed with Germany's BioNTech SE, out of one of the world's biggest drug markets.Pfizer was the first company to apply for emergency use authorisation in India, proposing to import doses from its US and European facilities instead of producing locally."US companies want to produce vaccines.