Vaccine Maitri

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Countries that received doses of the Indian-made Covishield and Covaxin as of 6 March 2021

Vaccine Maitri (English: Vaccine Friendship)[1] is a humanitarian initiative undertaken by the Indian government to provide COVID-19 vaccines to countries around the world.[2] Indian government had started providing vaccines since January 20, 2021. As of 9 April 2021, India had delivered around 64.5 million doses of vaccines to 85 countries.[3] Of these, 10.5 million doses were gifted to 45 countries by the Government of India. The remaining 54 million were supplied by the Serum Institute of India under its commercial and COVAX obligations.

Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (Indian version) 2021 L.jpeg

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 were gifted by India to the UN peacekeepers on March 27 to be distributed to all peacekeeping missions.[5]

Vaccines[edit]

India has two approved COVID-19 vaccines: Covishield and Covaxin. The Government of India supplied both the vaccines to various countries across the globe.

Covishield vaccine (AZD1222)

Covaxin[edit]

On 2 January 2021, BBV152 (marketed as Covaxin), first Indian 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. Trial was conducted on the 25,800 people in India.[8]

Covishield[edit]

On 1 January 2021, the Drug Controller General of India, approved the emergency or conditional use of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (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[edit]

India kicked off international shipment of the vaccines on 20 January 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 India. It is quickly followed by shipments to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Seychelles.[11] As of 15th march 2021 India has donated more than eight million doses to 37 countries all over the world.[12] India is also supplying vaccines on a commercial basis to countries like Canada,[13] UK,[14] Saudi Arabia,[15] etc. Serum Institute of India has been selected to be one of the key suppliers to COVAX initiative[16] to supply cost-effective COVID-19 vaccines. Several million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 have been supplied by India to various countries through COVAX initiative.[12]

Vaccines Exported[edit]

As of 29 March 2021, India has exported 58 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 65 nations.[17]

Recipient Country[2] Units Received date Notes
 United Nations 200,000 27 March 2021 A gift by India for UN peacekeepers reached Copenhagen, Denmark to be distributed to all UN peacekeeping missions.[18]
 Bangladesh 9,000,000[19] January 21, 2021
January 25, 2021
February 22, 2021 		70,00,000 as commercial supplies, 20,00,000 as grant assistance[20]
 Myanmar 37,00,000
   Nepal 2,000,000
 Bhutan 150,000 January 20, 2021 The start of Vaccine Maitri[21]
 Maldives 200,000
 Mauritius 200,000
 Seychelles 50,000
 Sri Lanka 1,000,000
 Bahrain 100,000
 Brazil 4,000,000
 Morocco 7,000,000 January 22, 2021
February 11, 2021
February 24, 2021[20]
 Oman 100,000
 Egypt 50,000
 Algeria 50,000
 South Africa 1,000,000 1 February 2021[22] Vaccine Suspended due to 501Y.V2 and sold to African Union Members.
 Kuwait 200,000
 United Arab Emirates 200,000
 Afghanistan 500,000 March 9, 2021[23]
 Barbados 100,000
 Mexico 870,000
 Dominican Republic 50,000
 Dominica 50,000
 Saudi Arabia 3,000,000
 El Salvador 20,000
 Argentina 580,000
 Serbia 150,000 February 21, 2021[24]
 Mongolia 150,000
 Ukraine 500,000
 Ghana 600,000 February 24, 2021[25]
 Ivory Coast 450,000
 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 1,716,000
 Angola 624,000
 Nigeria 3,924,000 March 2, 2021[26][27]
 Cambodia 324,000
 Kenya 1,020,000
 Lesotho 36,000
 Rwanda 240,000
 Senegal 324,000
 Guatemala 524,000
 Canada 500,000 Only G7 country to receive vaccines under this initiative[28]
 Iran 150,000 March 11, 2021
 Guyana 80,000 March 7, 2021[20]
 Benin March 11, 2021
 Eswatini March 11, 2021
 Jamaica 50,000 March 9, 2021
 Bahamas 20,000 March 10, 2021[29]
 Uzbekistan 660,000 March 17, 2021
 Fiji 100,000 March 29, 2021[30]
 Albania 50,000 April 18, 2021[31]

International Reaction[edit]

International Organizations[edit]

  •  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."[32]
  • 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."[33]

Countries[edit]

  •  Jamaica[34] 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.[34][35]
  •  Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei thanked the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and External Affair Minister of India S. Jaishankar for accepting the call of assistance to supply Covishield vaccines from India.[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."[36]
  •  Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne had thanked Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi "for demonstrating an act of benevolence, kindness and empathy", for sending vaccines to Caribbean countries.[37]
  • 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 .[38]

Other Institutions[edit]

  • 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 [and] 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."[39][40]

Leaders who received vaccines provided by India[edit]

Gallery[edit]

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[edit]

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