Adar Poonawalla | Covid vaccine
Vaccine hesitancy is now the greatest threat in overcoming pandemic: Adar Poonawalla
New Delhi/IBNS: Serum Institute of India chief Adar Poonawalla, whose pharma company manufactured COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, on Wednesday said the hesitancy to get inoculated is the "greatest threat" in overcoming the pandemic.
Urging all those eligible to get vaccinated as soon as possible, Poonawalla said there are "over 200 million doses" of Covishield vaccine available with states.
"The vaccine industry has worked tirelessly to provide enough stocks for the nation. Today there are over 200 million doses available with states. I urge all adults to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Vaccine hesitancy is now the greatest threat in overcoming this pandemic," he said in a tweet.
The vaccine industry has worked tirelessly to provide enough stocks for the nation. Today there are over 200 million doses available with states. I urge all adults to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Vaccine hesitancy is now the greatest threat in overcoming this pandemic.
— Adar Poonawalla (@adarpoonawalla) November 17, 2021
AstraZeneca and Oxford University developed Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin are the two widely used vaccines against COVID-19 in India.
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 114 crore landmark milestone on Wednesday, the Centre informed in its late night bulletin.
"More than 65 lakh (65,73,687) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight," the statement read.
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