Vaccines Being Developed Not Suitable For Rural India: Abhijit Banerjee

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Nobel laureate and economist Abhijit Banerjee spoke to NDTV on the availability of Covid-19 vaccines both in India and globally. He said India is in a better position to manufacture, license vaccines compared to other developing countries. Speaking about distribution of vaccines in India, Mr Banerjee said the vaccines that are being developed are not suitable for rural India and that vaccine availability is largely dedicated to the rich counties.

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