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  Vaccine development generally takes 8 to 10 years, whereas Covid-19 was completed in about 9 months. To ensure that capacities are increased in the event of future pandemics, we must ensure that there is a single worldwide pandemic treaty. The Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturing Network (DCVMN), a network of more than 40 vaccine producers dispersed throughout all WHO regions, is led by Rajinder Suri, CEO. Speaking to The Indian Express on the sidelines of the DCVMN's 23rd annual general meeting in Pune, Suri said that they have provided 8 billion doses of the Covid vaccine, or 60% of the world's total vaccine production in 20 months. More than 2 billion doses have been generated in India over the past 20 months, and about 68.8% of the population has received all available protection, he continued. The CEO of DCVMN said that there have been regional disparities and specifically mentioned Africa, where only 1% of the continent's overall demand for vaccines is be...