Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Washington. File photo
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Trump’s adviser says its manufacturing capabilities going to be very important.
Anthony Fauci, top infectious disease specialist and senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump on COVID-19, on Thursday said that India would play a critical role in supplying the world with a COVID-19 vaccine.
At a web conference organised by the Indian Council for Medical Research, he, however, underlined that though the threat posed by COVID-19 was grave, it was not essential now to conduct human challenge trials to expedite vaccine development.
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Dr. Fauci, who is the head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said that two potential vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer were in advanced stages of human trials.
“India’s manufacturing capabilities is going to be very important. We have made it clear that all tests on vaccines will have to meet regulatory standards and include all ethical review and strong data monitoring and safety boards,” he said at the con