Updated Jan 21, 2021 | 21:24 IST
The fire, which broke out at 2.45 pm on the fourth and fifth floors of the building, was brought under control in two hours. Viral visuals from the site showed smoke billowing out from the Serum Institute Workers of Serum Institute of India come out of the building after fire broke out in it in Pune on Thursday  |  Photo Credit: PTI
New Delhi: Five men died after a fire broke out in a five-storeyed under-construction building in the Serum Institute of India s Manjari premises in Pune on Thursday. Covishield vaccine production won t be hit due to the fire, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said.
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.
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