COVID-19 vaccine, Zydus Cadila Chairman Pankaj R Patel said India would need to invest between ₹3,000-5,000 crore to create additional facilities for making a huge number of vaccines required for the Indian population.
He also said that the vaccine alone is not the solution to the COVID-19 problem. "... If India has to produce and deliver 130 crore doses to Indian people in one year time, my opinion is that India would need to invest in manufacturing facilities to the extent of roughly ₹3,000 to ₹5,000 crore to create additional capacity to make it happen," Patel said.