At least 8 Indian companies working to develop monkeypox vaccine: Report

Among the companies that are working with ICMR are Serum Institute of India (SII), Reliance Life Sciences, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, and Biological E

After the vaccine for Covid-19, India may soon give the world a vaccine to fight monkeypox. At least eight companies in the country are working on developing a vaccine for monkeypox, a report by The Economic Times (ET) stated.

The companies are working with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). ICMR had invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from vaccine and diagnostic kit manufacturing companies. The last date for submitting the EoIs was August 10.

Thirty-one companies had applied, 8 out of them for the vaccine and 28 for developing diagnostic kits, the ET report said.

Among the companies working