Vaccine scarcity globally in first six months of 2021, Adar Poonawalla says

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Image Source : PTI Vaccine scarcity globally in first six months of 2021, Adar Poonawalla says
Serum Institute of India (SII) Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla on Monday mentioned that the world will see a scarcity of the coronavirus vaccine within the first six months of 2021.

“India is a part of COVAX. We will keep giving 50% of everything we make to India and to COVAX at the same time. India has such a large population that we will probably end up giving the majority of those 50 million doses to India first. The first six months of 2021 will see a shortage globally. Nobody can help that. But we will see easing off by August-September 2021 as other vaccine manufacturers also being able to supply,” Poonawalla mentioned. 

As many as 40-50 million doses of Covishield have been stockpiled, he mentioned. “Once we get regulatory approvals in a few days, it will be down to the government to decide how much they can take and how fast. We will be producing around 300 million doses by July 2021,” he added.

Last month, Serum had rejected costs {that a} 40-year-old man who took half within the ‘Covishield’ vaccine trial in Chennai had levelled towards the corporate, alleging critical unintended effects, together with a digital neurological breakdown and impairment of cognitive capabilities. He had additionally sought Rs 5 crore compensation in a authorized discover to Serum and others, moreover looking for a halt on the trial.

Refuting the costs, Serum had mentioned, “It is clear that the intention behind spreading of such malicious data is an indirect pecuniary motive.
The Serum Institute of India, will search damages in extra of Rs 100 crore for a similar and can defend such malicious claims”.

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