SII’s Chairman Cyrus Poonawalla Cautions Against Mixing Shots, Suggests Booster Doses
3 years, 4 months ago

SII’s Chairman Cyrus Poonawalla Cautions Against Mixing Shots, Suggests Booster Doses

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India chairman Cyrus Poonawalla said he was not in favour of mixing two difference vaccines and also criticised the government for banning exports of vaccines. On increasing the gap between two doses of Covishield, he said that two months is ideal, but the Union government raised it to three months because of dose shortage. On asked about the ICMR study that a cocktail of Covishield and Covaxin was found to have generated better immunity within a small group, he said "I am against the mixing of two different vaccines. On the vaccination target, and the claim that 45 crore doses will be available by September, Poonawala said, "Our production of Covid-19 vaccine is 10 crore per month and producing that much quantity is not easy," Poonawalla added.

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Serum Institute of India to produce 5mn Covishield doses in two months
1 year, 8 months ago

Serum Institute of India to produce 5mn Covishield doses in two months

Hindustan Times  

Serum Institute of India chief executive officer Adar Poonawalla, while underlining that the current strain of Covid is mild and the demand for vaccine shots is low, said his firm will produce five to six million Covishield doses in the next two to three months and same amount of stock is already available for Covovax. According to Poonawalla, SII has …

India Likely to Reduce Gap Between 2nd Covid Vaccine Shot, Booster Dose for Those Flying Abroad
2 years, 7 months ago

India Likely to Reduce Gap Between 2nd Covid Vaccine Shot, Booster Dose for Those Flying Abroad

News 18  

India may reduce the gap between the second Covid-19 vaccine shot and the precautionary third dose from nine to six months for citizens who are scheduled to travel abroad, especially to countries that have made it compulsory for travelers to produce their booster certificates. According to the advisory issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the gap …

Reduce Time Gap for Covid Vaccine Booster Dose to Six Months: Serum Institute to Govt
2 years, 8 months ago

Reduce Time Gap for Covid Vaccine Booster Dose to Six Months: Serum Institute to Govt

News 18  

Vaccine major Serum Institute of India has appealed to the government to reduce the gap between the second and booster dose to six months from nine months at present to safeguard people against emerging COVID variants, according to its CEO Adar Poonawalla. We have appealed to the government and the experts, who are having discussions regarding the matter, to reduce …

Have appealed to govt for booster dose to those who need to travel: SII CEO Adar Poonawalla
2 years, 8 months ago

Have appealed to govt for booster dose to those who need to travel: SII CEO Adar Poonawalla

India Today  

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Monday said there was a low number of COVID-19 cases in the country as it chose the right vaccine. Speaking on the booster dose, Adar Poonawalla said, “We have appealed to the government for few months. The SII has appealed to the government and I am sure that a positive response will …

Cyrus Poonawalla: Claims that India will be fully vaccinated by 2021-end far from real
3 years, 4 months ago

Cyrus Poonawalla: Claims that India will be fully vaccinated by 2021-end far from real

India Today  

Serum Institute of India Chairperson Cyrus Poonawalla has said politicians are in a habit of bluffing and their claims that India will be fully vaccinated by 2021-end are far from real. Addressing a press conference in Pune, Cyrus Poonawalla said that during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's regime Serum Institute of India's difficulties regarding government permissions are much less and red-tapism …

’Stick to the SOP’, says Govt on mixing of Covid-19 vaccine doses
3 years, 6 months ago

’Stick to the SOP’, says Govt on mixing of Covid-19 vaccine doses

Live Mint  

Amid several theories brewing around mixing of two different COVID vaccines, the Centre on Tuesday notified that it is not a protocol yet and urged all to stick to the SOP. During a press conference regarding the COVID situation in the country, Dr. VK Paul, Member, NITI Aayog, on Tuesday said, "Mixing of vaccine is not the protocol yet, same …

Centre allocates vaccines for June as many states complain about doses sanctioned
3 years, 6 months ago

Centre allocates vaccines for June as many states complain about doses sanctioned

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has allocated vaccine quotas to states for June to bring clarity on how many doses they will get, a Union health ministry communication to states said even as most of them reported slowing down of vaccinations in May compared to April. “The Centre’s letter informing about the vaccines we would get in June clearly shows the vaccination mess …

Never Exported Vaccines at the Cost of People in India: SII CEO
3 years, 7 months ago

Never Exported Vaccines at the Cost of People in India: SII CEO

The Quint  

Responding to the discussion on the decision of the Centre and the Indian vaccine manufacturers to export vaccines, Poonawalla pointed out “a few important aspects of the events that have transpired”. Citing the existence of a large stock of vaccine doses in January 2021, the Serum Institute CEO said the inoculation drive had "started successfully" when cases in India were …

Need 3 crore doses, got only 40 lakh, says Arvind Kejriwal as he lays out 3-month Delhi vaccination plan
3 years, 7 months ago

Need 3 crore doses, got only 40 lakh, says Arvind Kejriwal as he lays out 3-month Delhi vaccination plan

India TV News  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the number of COVID-19 vaccination centres will be increased three times in Delhi and demanded that the Centre supply of around 2.6 crore vaccine doses for inoculation of all people in the national capital in the next three months. In order to vaccinate all people in Delhi, over three crore doses will be …

Arvind Kejriwal demands 2.6 crore vaccine doses from Centre, says will vaccinate entire Delhi in 3 months
3 years, 7 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal demands 2.6 crore vaccine doses from Centre, says will vaccinate entire Delhi in 3 months

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that the national capital was not getting an adequate amount of vaccines against the Covid-19 infection. Arvind Kejriwal also said if Delhi gets the required amount of vaccine doses ie., 2.6 crore, his government will be able to vaccinate all within three months. Arvind Kejriwal said more or less 1 crore fall …

Covid-19: By July, Half of India's Adult Population Will Get At least One Vaccine Dose
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: By July, Half of India's Adult Population Will Get At least One Vaccine Dose

News 18  

By July, numbers suggest, India will have vaccinated nearly half of its adult population against Covid-19 by administering at least one dose. The central government said it expects 11 crore doses from SII in May, June and July. SII also said that it will supply 11 crore doses in the second tranche to state governments and private hospitals in “the …

Working closely with govt, got all kinds of support: Adar Poonawalla on vaccine production
3 years, 7 months ago

Working closely with govt, got all kinds of support: Adar Poonawalla on vaccine production

India TV News  

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla has issued a statement regarding vaccine availability in the country and ramping up its production. SII issued Poonawalla's statement after some of his comments on vaccine production were misinterpreted. We have also got 100% advance of Rs 1732.50 crore by GOI for the next tranche of 11 crore doses in the next few …

Keeping vaccine off private market good for India but not for pharma industry: SII's Adar Poonawalla
3 years, 8 months ago

Keeping vaccine off private market good for India but not for pharma industry: SII's Adar Poonawalla

India Today  

With India administering over 8 crore doses of the Covid-19 vaccine since the start of the country's vaccination drive, questions are now being asked if immunisation should be made available to all adults and if it should be sold privately. India Today TV spoke to Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on these burning queries, the blood clotting concerns …

More vaccines than takers
3 years, 10 months ago

More vaccines than takers

The Hindu  

Ten days after the massive COVID-19 vaccination drive began in India to immunise 300 million high-risk individuals first, only over 1.95 million people were vaccinated as of January 25. India plans to vaccinate the target 300 million people by July, which would mean 600 million doses to be administered within the next six months. That would require 33,333 sessions to …

PM Modi urges people to not miss 2nd Covid vaccine dose, says 2 doses must
3 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi urges people to not miss 2nd Covid vaccine dose, says 2 doses must

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India's mega Covid vaccination drive and said that taking two doses of the vaccine is important and people should remember to take the second dose. Some foreign doses are close to Rs 5,000/dose and need to be stored at minus 70 degrees,” said PM Modi, lauding India’s efforts in developing vaccines against Covid-19. …

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