Context

• The Union Government has sanctioned establishment of new Vaccine Testing Laboratory in Hyderabad.

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• At present, there are two vaccine-testing laboratories in the country -- the Central Drug Laboratory at Kasauli and National Institute of Biologicals at Noida.
• Funds for this new Lab have been sanctioned for the laboratory from PM- Cares Fund.
• It will be set up at National Institute of Animal Biotechnology in Hyderabad and will be under Department of Biotechnology.

https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=421120

https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/centre-sanctions-funds-from-pm-cares-fund-for-new-vaccine-testing-lab-1823527-2021-07-03

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