Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 09 Mar 2021, 10:49 pm Print
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A top American scientist has said the rollout of Covid-19 vaccine is "India's gift" to the world in combating coronavirus.
He said the move will be remembered at a time when the country stepped up in a major way as a global player in innovation.
Dr Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston during a webinar this week was quoted as saying by Daily Asian Age that the two mRNA vaccines may not impact the world's low and middle income countries, but India's vaccines, made in collaboration with universities across the world such as BCM and Oxford University, have "rescued the world" and its contributions must not to be underestimated.
During the webinar titled "Covid-19: Vaccination and Potential Return to Normalcy - If and When", Dr Hotez, an internationally-recognized physician-scientist in neglected tropical diseases and vaccine development, was quoted as saying by the newspaper that the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is "India's gift' to the world in combating the virus.
The Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston (IACCGH) had organized the webinar.
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