G-20 Summit: PM Modi pushes for WHO nod for Covaxin, says India to produce 5 bln Covid vaccine doses by 2022

India is ready to produce over 5 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses by the end of 2022 to help fight the world against the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his remarks at the G-20 meeting in Italy on Saturday.

While highlighting India's contributions to fighting the deadly virus, PM Modi said that the WHO approval for the emergency use authorisation for Covaxin, India's indigenous vaccine, is pending. He suggested that a nod to the jab would help India assist other countries vaccinate their population sooner than later.