Brakes on Vaccine Maitri, but UN shipment to go

Tribune News Service New Delhi, March 25 The surge in infections and expansion of the vaccine drive at home have led South Block to put the brakes on its major diplomatic initiative Vaccine Maitri. However, India has so far maintained...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 12:12 PM Mar 26, 2021 IST

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 25

The surge in infections and expansion of the vaccine drive at home have led South Block to put the brakes on its major diplomatic initiative Vaccine Maitri. However, India has so far maintained its commitment of supplying the vaccines to vulnerable sections with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announcing the dispatch of two lakh doses for UN peacekeepers. The vaccines will be shipped on Saturday to Copenhagen for consolidation with the UN vaccine programme.