Fifty employees of Bharat Biotech test Covid-19 positive: Joint MD Ella

The firm is supplying Covaxin to 18 states, including AP, Haryana, Odisha, Assam, J&K, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Jharkhand as well as Delhi

Bharat Biotech’s Joint Managing Director Suchitra Ella’s tweet saying 50 of their employees tested positive for Covid received bouquets and brickbats from netizens with some saying Covaxin was saving lives while a few questioned as to why the staff were not vaccinated.

Referring to comments by some political bosses over Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin supply issues, Ella on Wednesday tweeted: “Quite disheartening to the teams to hear some states complaining about our intentions. 50 of our employees are off work due to covid, yet we continue to work under pandemic lockdowns 24x7 for U”.