Coronavirus | Emotional moment for Serum Institute of India workforce, says Poonawalla
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Boxes of Covishield, the vaccine made on the Serum Institute of India, has left for a number of places throughout India, Mr. Adar Poonawalla, CEO, SII, tweeted on Tuesday. “An emotional moment for the team at Serum Institute as the first shipments finally leave,” it mentioned.
The Centre has procured 11 million doses at ₹200 a dose. Two doses, 28 days aside, are to be given to 30 crore healthcare employees and others in precedence teams recognized by States. As half of the government-sponsored inoculation of well being employees, 5.5 million doses of Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech, are additionally being procured.
The SII had beforehand said it had “stockpiled” 50 million doses. However, the federal government mentioned on Tuesday that procurements could be staggered. After the primary 100 million doses, the vaccine could be bought at ₹1000 a dose in non-public markets, Mr. Poonawalla mentioned.
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