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80-90% of our global capacity will be in India, says SII CEO Adar Poonawalla
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Adar Poonawalla, CEO and brain behind the new age SII, says in an interaction with Business Standard that by the end of 2021, the company was making 250 million doses a month
Poonawalla is learnt to have briefed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on the subject during a meeting at the Nirman Bhawan here on Tuesday.
"We are now getting to 'wet' pathology tests like blood tests etc and we have set up a centre which will have minimal human intervention and maximum automation
India has reported four cases monkeypox, including three in Kerala, so far
SII's CEO Adar Poonawalla tweeted to make the announcement, 'For the first time, there will be an Indian HPV vaccine to treat cervical cancer in women that is both affordable and accessible'
COVID-19 jab Covovax will be the first vaccine to be exported to the country, under the brand name Nuvaxovid, by any Indian manufacturer, official sources said on Friday
The DCGI's nod came after the subject expert committee on COVID-19 of the CSDCO last week recommended granting emergency use authorisation to Covovax for the age group of 7 to 11 years
India started vaccinating adolescents (aged 15-18) from January, and further expanded the drive to include children as young as 12 years from March
The expert panel in its last meeting in April had sought more data from SII following its application seeking the emergency use authorization of Covovax for seven to 11 years
Covaxin has a shelf life of 12 months, while Covishield, the vaccine that accounted for nearly 80% of India's vaccinations, has a shelf life of nine months
The company has indicated in the first quarter earnings call that it has reached a major milestone in its pathway to an emergency use authorisation from the US Food and Drugs Administration
Novavax Inc said on Tuesday that its Covid-19 vaccine initially available in the United States, if authorized, will be manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.
The Pune-based company has also got a nod from the Indian drug regulator's office to manufacture trial batches of this vaccine for the purpose of testing, sources indicated.
Country now depends on foreign companies and Serum's product is likely to bring down prices.