Serum Institute of India contributes most to vaccination drive as others lag

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SII has delivered more than what it had committed and helped the government keep the vaccination drive on track. (Photo source: IE) The country is all set to reach the 100-crore vaccination mark in the next couple of days. A majority of these vaccines have been supplied by Serum Institute of India (SII). As on … Read more

Covid-19 vaccine: Serum Institute scales up Covishield production, to supply 200 million doses from October

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The country has administered 700 million doses of the Covishield vaccine from January till date. Serum Institute of India (SII) will start supplying 200 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine Covishield from October. Adar Poonawalla, CEO of SII, said on Friday that his company had ramped up capacity to 160 million doses this month and … Read more

Covid-19 vaccine: Govt defends 12-16 week interval for Covishield doses

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Around 90% of the total Covid-19 vaccines administered in the country are Serum Institute of India’s Covishield vaccines. The government on Wednesday defended the decision to increase the interval between two doses of the Covishield vaccine from 12 to 16 weeks saying it was based on a fundamental scientific reason regarding behaviour of adenovector vaccines. … Read more