ICMR's Vaccine Fiasco: What Does August 15 'Deadline' Imply?
Channel: NewsClickin
Date: 2020-07-06

The ICMR director-general wrote a letter saying that the vaccine for COVID-19 is envisaged to be ready by August 15. While the body has backtracked, the letter's implications have led to alarm among the scientific community in India. Prabir Purkayastha talks to Satyajit Rath about why such a letter was written and the politics behind it.