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Vaccine Maitri (English: Vaccine Friendship)[1] is a humanitarian initiative undertaken by the Indian government to provide made in India vaccines to other countries around the world.[2] Indian government had started providing Indian made vaccines since January 20, 2021. As of March 04, 2021, India has delivered around 45.6 million doses of Indian made vaccines to 45 countries[2] and As of 15 March 2021, the Government of India supplied 58.64 million Made-in-India Covid vaccine doses to over 70 nations.[3]

Map of countries that received Indian Covid Vaccines as of 6 March 2021.
A vaccine consignment that says "A gift from the people of India"

While speaking at the UN General Assembly high-level panel on the human rights situation in Syria, India pledged help the United Nations to vaccinate Syria through the Vaccine Maitri policy, as Syria is facing a dire situation compounded by COVID-19, winterisation and food insecurity.[4]

200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines,was gifted by India, to the UN peacekeepers on March 27 to be distributed to all peacekeeping missions.[5]

Vaccines

India has two approved covid vaccines, which includes Covishield and Covaxin. The Government of India supplied both the vaccines to various countries across the globe.

Covisheild vaccine (AZD1222)

Covaxin

On 2 January 2021, BBV152 (marketed as Covaxin), first indigenous vaccine, developed by Bharat Biotech in association with the Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology received approval from the Drug Controller General of India for its emergency or conditional usage.[6] However, this approval was met with some concern as the vaccine had not then completed phase-3 trials.[7] On 3 March 2021, Bharat Biotech announced that interim results of covaxin showed the 81% efficacy. Trail was conducted on the 25,800 people in India.[8]

Covishield

On 1 January 2021, the Drug Controller General of India, approved the emergency or conditional use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 (marketed as Covishield).[9] Covishield is developed by the University of Oxford and its spin-out company, Vaccitech.[10] It’s a viral vector vaccine based on replication-deficient Adenovirus that causes cold in Chimpanzees. It can be stored, transported and handled at normal refrigerated conditions (two-eight degrees Celsius/ 36-46 degrees Fahrenheit). It has a shelf-life of at least six months.

Vaccine Supply

India has kicked of International shipment of the Made-in-India vaccines on 20-Jan-2021 just after four days of starting its own vaccination program.[11] Bhutan and Maldives were the first countries to receive vaccines as a grant by Govt of India. It is quickly followed by shipments to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Seychelles.[11] As of 15th march 2021 India has donated more than 8 million doses to 37 countries all over the world.[3] India is also supplying Made-In-India vaccines on a commercial basis to countries like Canada,[12] UK,[13] Saudi Arabia,[14] etc. Serum Institute of India has been selected to be one of the key suppliers to COVAX initiative [15] to supply cost effective Covid19 vaccines. Several million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 have been supplied by India to various countries through COVAX initiative.[3]

Vaccines Exported

As of 10 March 2021, the Government of India has exported the 58 million doses of COVISHIELD vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India to more than 65 nations.[16]


Recipient Country[2] Units Received date Notes
 United Nations 2,00,000 27 March 2021 A gift by India for UN peacekeepers reached Copenhagen, Denmark to be distributed to all UN peacekeeping missions. [17]
 Bangladesh 90,00,000[18] January 21, 2021
January 25, 2021
February 22, 2021 		70,00,000 as commercial supplies, 20,00,000 as grant assistance[19]
 Myanmar 37,00,000
   Nepal 20,00,000
 Bhutan 1,50,000 January 20, 2021 The start of Vaccine Maitri[20]
 Maldives 2,00,000
 Mauritius 2,00,000
 Seychelles 50,000
 Sri Lanka 10,00,000
 Bahrain 1,00,000
 Brazil 40,00,000
 Morocco 70,00,000 January 22, 2021
February 11, 2021
February 24, 2021[19]
 Oman 1,00,000
 Egypt 50,000
 Algeria 50,000
 South Africa 10,00,000 1 February 2021[21] Vaccine Suspended due to 501.YV2
 Kuwait 2,00,000
 United Arab Emirates 2,00,000
 Afghanistan 5,00,000 March 9, 2021 [22]
 Barbados 1,00,000
 Mexico 8,70,000
 Dominican Republic 50,000
 Dominica 50,000
 Saudi Arabia 30,00,000
 El Salvador 20,000
 Argentina 5,80,000
 Serbia 1,50,000 February 21, 2021[23]
 Mongolia 1,50,000
 Ukraine 5,00,000
 Ghana 6,00,000 February 24, 2021[24]
 Ivory Coast 4,50,000
 Saint Lucia 25,000
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 20,000
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 40,000
 Suriname 50,000
 Antigua and Barbuda 40,000
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 17,16,000
 Angola 6,24,000
 Nigeria 39,24,000 March 2, 2021[25][26]
 Cambodia 3,24,000
 Kenya 10,20,000
 Lesotho 36,000
 Rwanda 2,40,000
 Senegal 3,24,000
 Guatemala 5,24,000
 Canada 5,00,000 Only G7 country to receive vaccines under this initiative [27]
 Iran 1,50,000 March 11, 2021
 Guyana 80,000 March 7, 2021[19]
 Benin March 11, 2021
 Eswatini March 11, 2021
 Jamaica 50,000 March 9, 2021
 Bahamas 20,000 March 10, 2021[28]
 Uzbekistan 660,000 March 17, 2021

International Reaction

International Organizations

  •  WHO:WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom has thanked India and its Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sharing the crucial commodity, Covid-19 vaccine, across the world in pandemic-ridden times. He also added that "India's commitment to COVAX and sharing COVID-19 vaccine doses is helping more than 60 countries to start vaccinating their health workers and other priority groups."[29]
  • IMF: IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath lauded India for playing a key role during the crisis by dispatching vaccines to many countries. She said "I also want to mention that India really stands out in terms of its vaccine policy. If you look at where exactly is one manufacturing hub for vaccines in the world - that will be India".[30]

Countries

  •  Jamaica [31] of the OACPS has thanked Indian efforts in delivering vaccines to developing and least developed countries.
  •  St. Lucia on behalf of CARICOM thanked India for providing vaccine supplies to them.[31][32]
  •  Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the supply of 'Made in India' COVID-19 vaccines. She tweeted, "PM Modi made it possible for more than 40,000 persons in Barbados and tens of thousands elsewhere, to receive their 1st dose of COVISHIELD via Vaccine Maitri before receiving his. A genuine demonstration of generosity. Thank you and we wish you continued good health".[33]
  • After India sent 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Canada, billboards with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thanking India were put up in the Greater Toronto area. The billboards hailed the Canada-India friendship .[35]

Other Institutions

  • Dr Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, said "The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine is "India's gift" to the world in combating coronavirus and will be remembered as a time when the country stepped up in a major way as a global player in innovation", he further added that, "The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines by India in collaboration with leading global institutions has "rescued the world" from the deadly coronavirus and the contributions by the country must not be underestimated."[36][37]

Leaders who received vaccines provided by India

COVID-19 vaccine from India arrives at Seychelles
Delivery of Covishield COVID-19 vaccine from India to Brazil
Delivery of Covishield COVID-19 vaccine from India to Brazil

See also

References

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