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India may get its Covid19 vaccine by August 15 as ICMR, Bharat Biotech step up efforts

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Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Bharat Biotech International Limited have stepped up the efforts to fast track the development of a vaccine against Covid19. According to the experts familiar with the matter, ICMR and Bharat Biotech may launch the vaccine by August 15. ICMR has selected 12 institutes for clinical trial of the country's first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, BB152, before launching it in market.