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Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla takes Covishield jab to endorse its safety and efficacy
Poonawalla s SII, the largest vaccine manufacturer globally, has provided 11 million Covishield doses to the Centre. Had a good interaction with the team at Serum Institute of India. They shared details about their progress so far on how they plan to further ramp up vaccine manufacturing. Also took a look at their manufacturing facility. (Image Source: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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Updated: Jan 16, 2021, 04:22 PM IST
Serum Institute of India’s (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Saturday, joined hundreds of healthcare workers in the country to get the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine on the inaugural day of the world s biggest inoculation drive. Poonawalla posted a video of him taking the vaccine shot in Pune.
NEW DELHI: The immunisation programme against Covid-19 kicked off in India on Saturday. Over 300 million people are expected to be covered under the world s largest immunisation programme.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing on Saturday morning.
Thousands of health workers and other frontline workers are expected to be inoculated on the first day of the immunisation program.
Here is a look at the top developments from the day.
Decisive victory for the country: PM Narendra Modi
Modi said these vaccines will ensure a decisive victory for the country over the coronavirus pandemic, but asked countrymen to continue wearing masks and maintain social distancing even after receiving the jabs.
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla takes COVID vax shot
The best way to endorse any product is if the founder or its top management uses it. Same holds true for a vaccine, in fact, adds more confidence into the product. After COVID-19 pandemic choke-slammed people s hopes and faith, anything short of a grand gesture wouldn t get through to people. That s exactly what owner and CEO of Serum Institute Adar Poonawalla did to prove Covishield – one of the two vaccines approved for emergency use in India – is safe and effective.
Poonawalla shared a video of him getting the Covishield vaccine on camera. In doing so, he wants to endorse the vaccine s safety and efficacy, clearing any doubts and fears that Indians might have before getting the shot.