New Delhi: Speaking on the next challenge for India in fighting the Coronavirus Pandemic, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawala on Saturday asked whether the central government ( The Central Government has Rs 80,000 crore to spend over the next one year for the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines (COVID-19 Vaccine).
He wrote in his tweet, “Quick question: Will the Government of India have 80,000 crore rupees in the next one year? Because to buy and distribute Vaccine for all in India The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare needs the same amount. ” Poonawala tweeted tagging the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). He also wrote in his tweet, “This is the next challenge we have to deal with.”
Let us know that Serum Institute of India, Pune, is the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced, which is working on many different vaccines for new corona virus. Its different potential vaccines include the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine that is making global headlines for mass production. At the same time, it is also developing its own vaccine.
Who is other Poonawala
Adar Poonawalla is currently the CEO of the Serum Institute of India. His father, Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, founded the Serum Institute in the year 1966. This company is part of the Poonawala Group. Other Poonawalla studied at the University of Westminster in the United Kingdom. Adar Poonawala joined his father’s company in 2001. It is believed that he has a huge contribution in advancing the Serum Institute and its international growth. In 2011, he became the CEO of the company.
