Vaccine Maitri

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{{Short description|Vaccination initiative by the Indian government}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
[[File:Indian-vaccine-to-covid-19.svg|thumb|Countries that received doses of the Indian-made [[Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine|Covishield]] and [[BBV152|Covaxin]] as of 6{{nbs}}March 2021]]

'''Vaccine Maitri''' (''English:'' '''Vaccine Friendship''')<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-05 |title=Vaccine Maitri: Consignment of covid vaccines airlifted for Guyana, Jamaica |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/vaccine-maitri-consignment-of-covid-vaccines-airlifted-for-guyana-jamaica-nicaragua-11614930238803.html |access-date=2021-04-27 |website=mint}}</ref> is a [[humanitarian]] initiative undertaken by the [[Government of India|Indian government]] to provide [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s to countries around the world.<ref name="hbl-maitri">{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/vaccine-maitri-a-sanjeevini-for-the-world/article33989241.ece |title=Vaccine Maitri: A Sanjeevini for the world |access-date=10 March 2021 |publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]]}}</ref> The government started providing vaccines from 20 January 2021. As of 9{{nbs}}May 2021, India had delivered around 66.3 million doses of vaccines to 95 countries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ministry of External Affairs – Government of India |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/vaccine-supply.htm |website=Ministry of External Affairs – Government of India}}</ref> Of these, 10.7 million doses were gifted to 47 countries by the [[Government of India]]. The remaining 54 million were supplied by the [[Serum Institute of India]] under its commercial and [[COVAX]] obligations. In late March 2021, the [[Government of India]] temporarily froze exports of the [[Covishield]], citing [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|India's own COVID crisis]] and the domestic need for these vaccines.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-03-24 |title=Coronavirus: India temporarily halts Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine exports |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56513371 |access-date=2021-05-19}}</ref>
[[File:Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (Indian version) 2021 L.jpeg |thumb|250px|]]

While speaking at the [[UN General Assembly]] high-level panel on the [[Human rights in Syria|human rights situation in Syria]], India pledged help the [[United Nations]] to vaccinate Syria through the ''Vaccine Maitri'' policy, as Syria is facing a dire situation compounded by [[COVID-19 pandemic in Syria|COVID-19]], winterisation and food insecurity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India Pledges Support To UN To Ensure Syria Gets Covid Vaccines |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-pledges-support-to-un-to-ensure-syria-gets-covid-vaccines-2382459 |access-date=2021-03-23 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were gifted by India to the [[UN peacekeepers]] on 27 March to be distributed to all peacekeeping missions.<ref>[https://www.livemint.com/news/world/indias-gift-to-un-peacekeepers-200-000-covid-vaccine-doses-11616728538185.html India's 'gift' to UN peacekeepers: 200,000 Covid vaccine doses], Mint, 26 March 2021.</ref>

==Vaccines==
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India has two approved COVID-19 vaccines: [[Covishield]] and [[Covaxin]]. Both of them were exported and used in foreign grants by the Government of India.
===Covishield===
On 1 January 2021, the [[Drug Controller General of India]], approved the emergency or conditional use of [[Covishield]].<ref>{{cite news |title=COVID-19 vaccine Covishield gets approval from DCGI's expert panel |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-serum-institute-of-indias-covid-19-vaccine-covishield-likely-to-be-approved-for-emergency-use-in-india/article33472324.ece |access-date=2 January 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=1 January 2021}}</ref> Covishield is developed by the [[University of Oxford]] and its spin-out company, [[Vaccitech]].<ref>{{cite news |title=AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine authorised for emergency supply in the UK |url=https://www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre/press-releases/2020/astrazenecas-covid-19-vaccine-authorised-in-uk.html |access-date=2 January 2021 |agency=AstraZeneca |publisher=AstraZeneca |date=30 December 2020}}</ref> It’s a [[viral vector vaccine]] based on replication-deficient Adenovirus that causes cold in Chimpanzees. It can be stored, transported and handled at normal refrigerated conditions (two-eight degrees Celsius/ 36-46 degrees Fahrenheit). It has a shelf-life of at least six months.

===Covaxin===
On 2 January 2021, [[Covaxin]] India's first Covid - 19 vaccine, developed by [[Bharat Biotech]] in association with the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] and [[National Institute of Virology]] received approval from the Drug Controller General of India for its emergency or conditional usage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Expert panel recommends Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for restricted emergency use |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/expert-panel-clears-bharat-biotechs-covaxin-amid-uk-virus-strain-what-you-need-to-know-3240500.html |access-date=2 January 2021 |publisher=News18 |date=2 January 2021}}</ref> However, this approval was met with some concern as the vaccine had not then completed phase-3 trials.<ref name="TH33577223">{{Cite news |location=Chennai |last=Prasad |first=R |title=Vaccine dilemma – to take or not to take Covaxin |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/vaccine-dilemma-to-take-or-not-to-take-covaxin/article33577223.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2020-01-15 |access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> In July 2021, Bharat Biotech reported the vaccine to be {{Estimate|64|29|82|unit=%|mini=no}} effective against asymptomatic cases, {{Estimate|78|65|86|unit=%|mini=yes}} effective against symptomatic cases, {{Estimate|93|57|100|unit=%|mini=yes}} effective against severe COVID-19 infection, and {{Estimate|65|33|83|unit=%|mini=yes}} effective against the [[Delta variant]].<ref>{{cite news| vauthors=Suri M, Hollingsworth J |title=India's homegrown Covid-19 vaccine has 78% efficacy against symptomatic infections, developer says |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/03/india/bharat-biotech-covaxin-efficacy-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=3 July 2021 |work=CNN |date=3 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="preprint-p-III">{{cite document |vauthors=Ella R, Reddy S, Blackwelder W, Potdar V, Yadav P, Sarangi V, Aileni VK, Kanungo S, Rai S, Reddy P, Verma S, Singh C, Redkar S, Mohapatra S, Pandey A, Ranganadin P, Gumashta R, Multani M, Mohammad S, Bhatt P, Kumari L, Sapkal G, Gupta N, Abraham P, Panda S, Prasad S, Bhargava B, Ella K, Vadrevu KM |display-authors=6 |title=Efficacy, safety, and lot to lot immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (BBV152): a double-blind, randomised, controlled phase 3 trial |date=2 July 2021 |doi=10.1101/2021.06.30.21259439 |type=[[Preprint]] |work=[[medRxiv]] |url=https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.30.21259439v1 |access-date=3 July 2021| s2cid=235706046}}</ref> Trial was conducted on the 25,800 people in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Covaxin showed 81% efficacy in third phase trials, says Bharat Biotech |url=https://scroll.in/latest/988469/covaxin-showed-81-efficacy-in-third-phase-trials-says-bharat-biotech |access-date=4 March 2021 |publisher=scroll |date=3 March 2021}}</ref>

==Vaccine supply==
India kicked off international shipment of the vaccines on 20 January 2021, only four days after starting its own vaccination program.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Bhattacherjee |first=Kallol |date=2021-01-20 |title=Coronavirus {{!}} India begins COVID-19 vaccine shipment for six countries-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-vaccines-sent-by-india-reach-bhutan-and-maldives/article33617617.ece |access-date=2021-03-15 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Bhutan and Maldives were the first countries to receive vaccines as a grant by India. This was quickly followed by shipments to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Seychelles.<ref name=":1" /> By mid-March 2021, India was also supplying vaccines on a commercial basis to countries including Canada,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-03 |title=Covid-19: Canada receives 500,000 doses of Covishield vaccine made in India |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/covid19-canada-receives-500-doses-of-made-in-india-covishield-vaccine-101614795096065.html |access-date=2021-03-15 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> the UK,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Acharya |first=Bhargav |date=2021-03-03 |title=UK to receive 10 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses from India's Serum Institute |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-india-idUSKCN2AV0A2 |access-date=2021-03-15}}</ref> and Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Das |first=Krishna N. |date=2021-01-26 |title=Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-india-saudi-idUSKBN29V0A9 |access-date=2021-03-15}}</ref>

The [[Serum Institute of India]] was selected as a key supplier of cost-effective COVID-19 vaccines to the [[COVAX]] initiative,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-03 |title=WHO-led Covax vaccine scheme agrees to new supply deal with Serum Institute of India |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/who-led-covax-vaccine-scheme-agrees-new-supply-deal-with-serum-institute-of-india7173379/ |access-date=2021-03-15 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> 19.8 million doses of [[Covishield]] vaccines were supplied by India to various countries through the initiative.<ref name="MEA">{{Cite web |title=Ministry of External Affairs – Government of India |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/vaccine-supply.htm |website=Ministry of External Affairs – Government of India}}</ref>

In May, when COVAX was already short 140 million doses,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mazumdar |first=Tulip |date=2021-05-17 |title=India's Covid crisis hits Covax vaccine-sharing scheme |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-57135368 |access-date=2021-05-19}}</ref> the Serum Institute announced that it expected to maintain its suspension of vaccine deliveries to COVAX through the end of 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Findlay |first1=Stephanie |last2=Pilling |first2=David |date=18 May 2021 |title=Indian vaccine maker extends freeze on export of Covid jabs |url=https://www.ft.com/content/63fbbb79-f657-4e6c-b190-cffd0d630593 |access-date=2021-05-19 |website=Financial Times}}</ref> due to the second wave of COVID-19 in India<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-26|title=Covid-19: Has India's deadly second wave peaked?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57225922|access-date=2021-07-23}}</ref> and the US ban on export of key raw materials.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-covid-19-vaccination-in-poorer-nations-has-slowed-posing-global-risks-11618826934 "Why Covid-19 Vaccination in Poorer Nations Has Slowed, Posing Global Risks"]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved 24 April 2021.</ref>

==Vaccines exported==
As of 29 May 2021, India had exported 66.4 million doses including 10.7 million vaccine provided as grant to more than 95 nations.<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Recipient Country<ref name="hbl-maitri" />
! Units
! Received date
! Notes
|-
| {{Flag| United Nations}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 300,000
| 27 March 2021
| 200,000 doses for UN peacekeepers as gift, distributed to all UN peacekeeping missions.<ref>https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-sends-200000-covid-19-vaccines-as-gift-for-un-peacekeepers-un-officials-express-gratitude-2400033</ref> 100,000 doses for UN Health workers<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Afghanistan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 968,000
| 7 February 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/afghanistan-receives-consignment-of-made-in-india-covid-19-vaccines-under-vaccine-maitri.html |title=Afghanistan Receives Consignment Of Made-In-India Covid-19 Vaccines Under Vaccine Maitri |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=The Republic World}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
| 500,000 doses delivered on 7 February 2021 as grant, another batch of 468,000 doses were delivered under commercial deal by 6 March 2021.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|{{Country|Albania}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 50,000
| 16 April 2021<ref>{{cite AV media |language=sq |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gSxMfEnefI |publisher=Edi Rama Youtube Channel | title=50,000 doza të vaksinës AstraZeneca}}</ref>
| delivered as grant
|-
| {{Country|Algeria}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 50,000
| 31 January 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Angola}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 624,000
| 1 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Antigua and Barbuda}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 40,000
| 27 February 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Argentina}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 580,000
| 16 February 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Bahamas}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 20,000
| 10 March 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://associatestimes.com/2021/03/11/bahamas-gets-20000-doses-of-astrazeneca-vaccines-from-india/ |title=Bahamas gets 20,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from India |access-date=12 March 2021 |publisher=The Associate Times}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{Country|Bahrain}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 100,000
| 28 January 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Bangladesh}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 10,300,000<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/vaccine-maitri-bangladesh-only-country-in-the-world-to-receive-9-mn-vaccine-doses-pm-modi-to-visit-dhaka/2206353/ |title=Vaccine Maitri: Bangladesh only country in the world to receive 9 mn vaccine doses; PM Modi to visit Dhaka |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India) |Financial Express]]}}</ref>
| 21 January 2021<br>25 January 2021<br>22 February 2021
| Total 3,300,000 doses were delivered as gift, first batch delivered on 21 January 2021.<ref name=":0" /> 7,000,000 doses from commercial deal delivered as two batches with first batch of 5,000,000 on 25 January 2021 and second batch of 2,000,000 on 22 February 2021.<ref name="rw1">{{cite web |url=https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/south-america/guyana-receives-80000-doses-of-made-in-india-covid-19-vaccines-under-vaccine-maitri.html |title=Guyana Receives 80,000 Doses Of 'Made In India' COVID-19 Vaccines Under 'Vaccine Maitri' |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=The Republic World}}</ref>
|-
| {{Country|Barbados}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 100,000
| 7 February 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Belize}}
|style="text-align:right;"| 25,000
| 7 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Benin}}
| style="text-align:right;"|144,000
| 8 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Bhutan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 550,000
| 20 January 2021
| The start of Vaccine Maitri,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/50-days-of-vaccine-diplomacy-with-60-m-doses-to-70-countries/article34052540.ece |title=50 days of vaccine diplomacy with 60 mn doses to 70 countries |access-date=12 March 2021 |publisher=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref> as of 21 March 2021 550,000 doses were delivered as grant in two batches<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Bolivia}}
|style="text-align:right;"| 280,000
| 18 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Botswana}}
|style="text-align:right;"| 30,000
| 7 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
| Grant
|-
| {{Country|Brazil}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 4,000,000
| 22 January 2021<ref name=":0" />
| Delivered in two batches 0f 2,000,000 doses each, final delivery was on 22 February 2021<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Cambodia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 324,000
| 2 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Cameroon}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 391,200
| 12 April 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Comoros}}
|style="text-align:right;"| 12,000
| 11 April 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Canada}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 500,000
| 2 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
| Canada was the first [[G7]] country to receive vaccines under this initiative.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/canada-receives-first-shipment-of-5-lakh-covid-19-vaccine-doses-from-serum-institute/story/432933.html |title=Canada receives first shipment of 5 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses from Serum Institute |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=[[Business Today (India) |Business Today]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{Country|Cape Verde}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 24,000
| 9 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Djibouti}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 24,000
| 5 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Dominica}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 70,000
| 7 Febrruary 2021<ref name=":0" />
| Grant
|-
| {{Country|Dominican Republic}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 50,000
| 14 February 2021<ref name=":0" />
| Delivered as two batches, first batch of 20,000 delivered on 14 February 2021, second batch of 30,000 doses were delivered on 18 February 2021 as grant<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,766,000
| 1 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
| First batch of 1,716,000 delivered as part of the commercial deal on 1 March 2021, another batch of 50,000 doses delivered as grant on 4 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Egypt}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 50,000
| 30 January 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|El Salvador}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 20,000
| 15 February 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Ethiopia}}
| style="text-align:right;"|2,184,000
|7 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Eswatini}}
| style="text-align:right;"|32,000
| 9 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|Delivered in two batches first batch of 20,000 doses delivered as grant on 9 March 2021, while 12,000 doses (commercial order) were delivered as second batch on 11 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Fiji}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 100,000
| 26 March 2021<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/FijiPM/status/1376455082242269190 |title=Fiji PM Twitter |access-date=29 March 2021 |publisher=Frank Bainamarama}}</ref>
|Grant
|-
| {{Country|Gambia}}
|style="text-align:right;"|36,000
| 1 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Ghana}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 652,000
| 23 February 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/ghana-receives-6l-doses-of-made-in-india-covid-vaccines-under-vaccine-maitri-programme.html |title=Ghana Receives 6L Doses Of Made-in-India COVID Vaccines Under 'Vaccine Maitri' Programme |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=The Republic World}}</ref>
| 600,000 doses delivered as part of the COVAX scheme on 23 February 2021, 50,000 doses delivered as grant on 4 March 2021, another batch of 2000 doses delivered on 10 March 2021 (commercial deal)<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Guatemala}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 200,000
| 2 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
| Grant
|-
| {{Country|Guinea}}
|style="text-align:right;"|194,400
|10 April 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Guinea-Bissau}}
|style="text-align:right;"| 28,800
|10 April 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Guyana}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 80,000
| 7 March 2021<ref name="rw1" /><ref name=":0" />
|delivered as grant
|-
| {{Country|Iran}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 125,000
| 10 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
| first commercial order for Covaxin<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Ivory Coast}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 554,000
| 25 February 2021<ref name=":0" />
|As part of the COVAX scheme 504,000 doses were delivered on 25 February 2021, 50,000 delivered as grant on 4 March 2021.<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Jamaica}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 50,000
| 5 March 2021
| delivered as grant<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Kenya}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,120,000
| 2 March 2021
| First batch of 1,020,000 delivered on 2 March 2021 as part of the COVAX initiative, another batch of 100,000 doses delivered as grant on 10 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Kuwait}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 200,000
| 31 January 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
| {{Country|Laos}}
|style="text-align:right;"|132,000
|17 March 2021
| delivered as part of the COVAX initiative<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Lesotho}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 36,000
| 2 March 2021
| COVAX initiative<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Liberia}}
|style="text-align:right;"|96,000
|4 March 2021
|COVAX initiative<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Malawi}}
|style="text-align:right;"|410,000
| 4 March 2021
| as part of the COVAX initiative first batch of 360,000 doses delivered on 4 March 2021, another batch of 50,000 doses delivered as grant on 12 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Maldives}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 312,000
| 20 January 2021
| 200,000 doses were delivered as grant by 19 February 2021, 100,000 doses were delivered under commercial order, another batch 12,000 doses were delivered as part of the COVAX initiative<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Mali}}
| style="text-align:right;"|396,000
|3 March 2021
|COVAX initiative<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Mauritania}}
|style="text-align:right;"|69,600
|12 April 2021
|COVAX initiative<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Mauritius}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 400,000
| 19 February 2021
|100,000 doses delivered as grant on 22 January 2021, 300,000 doses (including 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine supplied by [[Serum Institute of India]] and 200,000 doses of Covaxin supplied by [[Bharat Biotech]]) were delivered by 18 March 2021 as two batches.<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Mexico}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 870,000
| 12 February 2021<ref name=":0" />
|
|-m
| {{Country|Mongolia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 150,000
| 21 February 2021
|delivered as grant<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Morocco}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 7,000,000
| 22 January 2021<br>11 February 2021<br>24 February 2021<ref name="rw1" />
|delivered as three batches<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Mozambique}}
| style="text-align:right;"|484,000
|7 March 2021
|100,000 doses delivered as grant and 384,000 doses delivered as part of the COVAX initiative on 7 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Myanmar}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 3,700,000
| 22 January 2021
| 1,700,000 doses (including 1,500,000 doses of Covishield and 200,000 doses of Covaxin) were delivered as grant by 11 February 2021, another batch of 2,000,000 doses were delivered under commercial deal on the same day.<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Namibia}}
|style="text-align:right;"|30,000
|18 March 2021
|delivered as grant<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Nauru}}
|style="text-align:right;"|10,000
|6 April 2021
|delivered as grant<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Nepal}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,448,000
| 21 January 2021
|1,100,000 doses were delivered as grant (first batch of 1,000,000 on 21 January 2021 and second batch of 100,000 on 28 March 2021), 1,000,000 doses were delivered under commercial order on 20 February 2021, another batch of 348,000 doses were delivered as part of the COVAX initiative on 5 March 2021.<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Nicaragua}}
| style="text-align:right;"|335,000
|5 March 2021
|200,000 doses were delivered as grant on 5 March 2021, 135,000 doses were delivered on 14 March 2021 as part of the COVAX initiative<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Niger}}
| style="text-align:right;"|380,000
|28 March 2021
|25,000 doses delivered as grant on 28 March 2021, another batch of 355,000 doses were delivered as part of the COVAX initiative on 12 April 2021<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Nigeria}}
| style="text-align:right;"|4,024,000
| 1 March 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/africa/nigeria-receives-consignment-of-made-in-india-covid-19-vaccines-under-vaccine-maitri.html |title=Nigeria Receives Consignment Of 'Made In India' Covid-19 Vaccines Under 'Vaccine Maitri' |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=The Republic World}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/nigeria-receives-made-in-india-covid-19-vaccines-under-vaccine-maitri-initiative/articleshow/81295646.cms |title=Nigeria Receives 'Made In India' Covid-19 Vaccines Under 'Vaccine Maitri' |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
| as part of the COVAX initiative 3,924,000 doses were delivered on 1 March 2021, another batch of 100,000 doses were delivered as grant by 25 March 2021<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Oman}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 100,000
| 30 January 2021
|delivered as grant<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{Country|Seychelles}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 50,000
|
|
|-
| {{Country|Sri Lanka}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,000,000
|
|
|-
| {{Country|South Africa}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,000,000
| 1 February 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-01 |title=First AstraZeneca-vaccines arrive in South Africa |url=https://mg.co.za/news/2021-02-01-first-astrazeneca-vaccines-arrive-in-south-africa/ |access-date=2021-03-20 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
|Vaccine Suspended due to [[501Y.V2]] and sold to African Union Members.
|-
| {{Country|United Arab Emirates}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 200,000
|
|
|-
| {{Country|Saudi Arabia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 3,000,000
|
|
|-
| {{Country|Serbia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 150,000
| 21 February 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/india-sends-domestically-produced-vaccines-to-serbia-buttressing-our-bond-with-belgrade.html |title=India Sends Domestically Produced Vaccines To Serbia: 'Buttressing Our Bond With Belgrade' |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=The Republic World}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{Country|Ukraine}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 500,000
|
|
|-
| {{Country|Saint Lucia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 25,000
|
|
|-
| {{Country|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 20,000
|
|
|-
| {{Country|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 40,000
|
|
|-
| {{Country|Suriname}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 50,000
|
|
|-
| {{Country|Rwanda}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 240,000
|
|
|-
| {{Country|Senegal}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 324,000
|
|
|-
| {{Country|Uzbekistan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 660,000
| 17 March 2021
|
|}

==International reaction==
===International organizations===
*{{flag|WHO}}: WHO Chief [[Tedros Adhanom]] has thanked [[India]] and its Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] for sharing the crucial commodity, COVID-19 vaccine, across the world in pandemic-ridden times. He also added that "India's commitment to COVAX and sharing COVID-19 vaccine doses is helping more than 60 countries to start vaccinating their health workers and other priority groups."<ref name="rwguat">{{cite web |url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/guatemala-president-thanks-pm-modi-as-india-donates-200000-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine.html |title=Guatemala President Thanks PM Modi As India Donates 2,00,000 Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=The Republic World}}</ref>
*[[International Monetary Fund|IMF]]: IMF chief economist [[Gita Gopinath]] lauded India for playing a key role during the crisis by dispatching vaccines to many countries. She said "I also want to mention that India really stands out in terms of its vaccine policy. If you look at where exactly is one manufacturing hub for vaccines in the world{{snd}}that will be India."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/india-at-forefront-in-fighting-covid-19-stands-out-in-vaccine-policy-says-imfs-gita-gopinath/story/433342.html |title=India 'at forefront' in fighting COVID-19; 'stands out' in vaccine policy, says IMF's Gita Gopinath |access-date=12 March 2021 |publisher=Business Today}}</ref>

===Countries===
*{{flag|Jamaica}}<ref name="hindu1">{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/african-caribbean-nations-support-india-at-wto-on-covid-19-vaccine-supplies/article33988670.ece |title=African, Caribbean nations support India at WTO on COVID-19 vaccine supplies |access-date=10 March 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> of the [[Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States|OACPS]] has thanked Indian efforts in delivering vaccines to developing and least developed countries.
*{{Flag|Nepal}} Prime minister [[KP Sharma Oli|Khadga Prasad Oli]] thanked India stating; “We got an early chance to administer the Covid-19 vaccine. For this, I thank our neighbouring nation [[India]], its government, the people, and especially Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]. They sent 10 lakh doses of vaccines to us as a grant within a week of the roll-out in India.”<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nepal PM thanks India for coronavirus vaccines|url=https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/nepal-pm-thanks-india-for-coronavirus-vaccines-359684|access-date=2021-07-16|website=WION|language=en}}</ref>
*{{flag|St. Lucia}} on behalf of [[Caribbean Community|CARICOM]] thanked India for providing vaccine supplies to them.<ref name="hindu1" /><ref name="hbl-maitri2">{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/indias-vaccine-maitri-initiative-earns-praise-at-wto/article33979754.ece |title=India's 'Vaccine Maitri' initiative earns praise at WTO |access-date=10 March 2021 |publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]]}}</ref>
*{{Flag |Guatemala}} President [[Alejandro Giammattei]] thanked the Prime Minister of India [[Narendra Modi]] and External Affair Minister of India [[S. Jaishankar]] for accepting the call of assistance to supply [[Covishield]] vaccines from India.<ref name="rwguat" />
*{{Flag|Barbados}} Prime Minister [[Mia Amor Mottley]] thanked Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] for the supply of "Made in India" COVID-19 vaccines. She tweeted, "PM Modi made it possible for more than 40,000 persons in Barbados and tens of thousands elsewhere, to receive their 1st dose of COVISHIELD via Vaccine Maitri before receiving his. A genuine demonstration of generosity. Thank you and we wish you continued good health."<ref>[https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/barbados-prime-minister-thanks-pm-modi-for-supply-of-covid-vaccines-2383811 Barbados Prime Minister Thanks PM Modi For Supply Of Covid Vaccines], NDTV, 4 March 2021.</ref>
*{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} Prime Minister [[Gaston Browne]] had thanked Prime Minister of India [[Narendra Modi]] "for demonstrating an act of benevolence, kindness and empathy", for sending vaccines to Caribbean countries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eurasiantimes.com/tajikistan-belize-receive-made-in-india-covid-19-vaccines/ |title=Vaccine Maitri: Tajikistan, Belize, Jamaica Receive 'Made in India' COVID-19 Vaccines |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=[[The Eurasian Times]]}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Canada}}: After India sent 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to [[Canada]], billboards with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thanking India were put up in the [[Greater Toronto]] area. The billboards hailed the Canada-India friendship .<ref>[https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/pm-modi-billboards-seen-across-toronto-as-canada-thanks-india-for-swift-vaccine-supply.html PM Modi Billboards Seen Across Toronto As Canada Thanks India For Swift Vaccine Supply], RepublicWorld, 11 March 2021.</ref>

===Other Institutions===
*Dr [[Peter Hotez]], Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at [[Baylor College of Medicine]] in Houston, said "The rollout of the [[COVID-19 vaccine]] is 'India's gift' to the world in combating coronavirus and will be remembered as a time when the country stepped up in a major way as a global player in innovation [and] the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines by India in collaboration with leading global institutions has 'rescued the world' from the deadly coronavirus and the contributions by the country must not be underestimated."<ref name="indiatoday1">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/vaccine-updates/story/covid-19-vaccine-rollout-by-india-has-rescued-the-world-from-pandemic-top-us-scientist-1776654-2021-03-07 |title=India's Covid vaccine rollout 'rescued the world' : Top US scientist |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/covid-vaccine-rollout-india-s-gift-to-world-top-us-scientist-11615102460998.html |title=Covid vaccine rollout 'India's gift' to world: Top US scientist |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=The Livemint}}</ref>

===Leaders who received vaccines provided by India===
*{{Flag |Cambodia}} – [[Heng Samrin]], [[Say Chhum]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/top-cambodian-leaders-receive-1st-shot-of-india-made-covid-19-vaccine-121031100342_1.html |title=Top Cambodian leaders receive 1st shot of India-made Covid-19 vaccine |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>
*{{Flag |Nepal}} – [[KP Sharma Oli]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/vaccine-updates/story/nepal-pm-kp-sharma-oli-receives-india-made-covishield-covid-19-vaccine-1776664-2021-03-07 |title=Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli receives shot of India-made Covishield Covid vaccine |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
COVID-19 vaccine from India to Seychelles.jpg|COVID-19 vaccine from India arrives at [[Seychelles]].
File:Delivery of Covishield COVID-19 vaccine from India to Brazil (2021) A.jpg|Delivery of Covishield COVID-19 vaccine from India to [[Brazil]]
File:Delivery of Covishield COVID-19 vaccine from India to Brazil (2021) D.jpg|Delivery of Covishield COVID-19 vaccine from India to Brazil
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Vaccine diplomacy]]
*[[COVID-19 vaccination in India]]

==References==
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