IIL's Combo Vaccine Wins Big Indian Tender, But Pentavalent Concerns Linger
Executive Summary
State-owned Indian Immunologicals Ltd., one of the local companies aiming to challenge the dominance of multinationals in the domestic Indian vaccine market, has come up with a low-priced five-in-one jab for children that the government is including in its massive national immunization program.
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