Let The Games Begin, Says COVID-19 Vaccine Quad Alliance

US Supply Constraints To Be Addressed?

A COVID-19 vaccine alliance between US, Japan, India and Australia announced funding for Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine made by Biological E. Will the arrangement be extended to other vaccines and will the alliance push US to address materials export concerns, recently raised by Serum Institute?

COVID-19 vaccine and chess pieces with medical concept.
Who Will Win The COVID-19 Vaccine Diplomacy Game? • Source: Shutterstock

A new soft war seems to have erupted that is being fought not with ammunition but with vaccines. COVID-19 has brought on a formidable alliance for coronavirus vaccines funded by US, Japan and Australia, made in India and distributed by Australia.

This pandemic has not just seen countries flexing their muscles to corner vaccines, it has also seen vaccine diplomacy of unprecedented proportions. While US got into the act of procuring vaccines early through Operation Warp Speed, India and China began developing their own COVID-19 vaccines

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