It takes 18 months to develop good vaccine: Ex-ICMR chief
(World News Science)

A good vaccine usually takes at least 18 months, before it could be rolled out for production after fast-tracking all the mandatory regulatory approvals, said N.K. Ganguly, former director general of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). It is expected that India`s first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin may be released on August 15 under a fast-track mechanism. According to the government`s top medical research body, a dozen institutes...