AstraZeneca has sent a legal notice to Indian partner Serum Institute for non-delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. Will this and the entry of a new challenger, Sputnik V, in the Indian market affect Serum’s fortunes? Will the EMA and MHRA announcement on clotting incidents related to the AZ vaccine shrink demand for the partnered vaccine?
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After beginning 2021 with a welcome approval for the AstraZeneca PLC/University of Oxford-partnered COVID-19 vaccine Covishield (AZD1222), a wave of unpleasant news has hit Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd.. A fire at its manufacturing unit in January was followed in February by South Africa’s refusal to its use Covishield due to lower efficacy against the emergent B.1.351 strain.
March saw a shortage of vaccine components sourced from the US as well as a temporary hold on exports of...
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