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France's Macron Calls For Easing Of Vaccine Ingredients Supply To India

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said it was “absolutely necessary” for the G7 leaders to lift restrictions on the export of vaccine raw materials so that India can increase its production and supply to other countries, The Indian Express reported.

The Group of 7 summit, which brings together the heads of France, Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, is being held at Carbis Bay in Cornwall.

Addressing a press conference ahead of the summit, Macron said the ban imposed on export of raw materials by G7 nations has stopped vaccine production in other countries. “And sometimes, [it has] blocked production in middle-income countries, essential for the production of vaccines for poorest countries,” he added.