Bad news for AstraZeneca manufacturing in SE Asia

[StevieWonders]

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-22/five-dead-india-fire-at-covid-19-vaccine-plant-serum-institute/13081000

[bkkguy]

from the article the fire will not affect current vaccine production, India is not inSE-Asia anyway and I thought Thailand was the designated AZ manufacturer for SE-Asia

[goji]

, India is not inSE-Asia anyway and I thought Thailand was the designated AZ manufacturer for SE-Asia

Correct. India is typically considered as S Asia, not SE Asia.

This is also not Astra Zeneca manufacturing. It's a licensee.

[wingnut]

A billion doses is a lot if its only for India.

[goji]

A billion doses is a lot if its only for India.

Enough for just 37% of the Indian population

[StevieWonders]

Enough for just 37% of the Indian populationDo get it right, wingnut, the job of making factually accurate posts is central to the integrity of SGT. Take the more prolific posters like goji here as your guide.

[dinagam]

The Indians are also producing and manufacturing their own vaccines, like so many other countries.
Much ado about nothing.