MUMBAI, India: The world's largest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India, has halted production of the locally made version of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine due to falling demand, its chief executive officer said on Friday.

The Serum Institute has produced more than 1 billion doses of Covishield — its version of the AstraZeneca jab — and is a major supplier to the Covax global inoculation program for poorer countries.

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