गृहपृष्ठ ∕ International ∕ Covishield production in full swing, says SII’s Adar Poonawalla International Covishield production in full swing, says SII’s Adar Poonawalla KathmanduPati May 02, 2021 NEW DELHI – Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday night said that the production of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield is in full swing in Pune. The SII CEO also held a meeting with his partners and stakeholders in the UK. “Had an excellent meeting with all our partners & stakeholders in the UK. Meanwhile, pleased to state that COVISHIELD’s production is in full swing in Pune. I look forward to reviewing operations upon my return in a few days,” tweeted Poonawalla. In a major move, SII had reduced the price of its COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ from Rs 400 to Rs 300 per dose for states on Wednesday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday also provided Poonawalla with Y category security across the country by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Earlier this month, Adar Poonawalla had asked the government for financial assistance to ramp up vaccine production.(ANI) Write your comments RELATED NEWS Humanoid robot surpasses human half-marathon world record in Beijing US, Pakistan and Iran begin high-level talks in Islamabad Ambassadors pay joint courtesy call on PM Shah Israel Becoming Isolated from the International Community International Concern Over Nepal’s Political Crisis, Emphasis on Dialogue for… Rejecting Putin’s Moscow meeting proposal, Zelensky says : I cannot… Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment2 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested3 NC President Thapa expresses sorrow over Dhading bus accident4 PM Karki addresses 61st Session of Human Rights Council: Reaffirms Nepal’s unflinching commitment to advancing human rights5 Govt declares three-day public holiday of election6 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane7 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished8 TRENDING National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Nearly three dozen Chinese manufacturers show interest in supplying electric buses to Nepali government The envisioned Defense University and its rationale “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity Money laundering case worth millions filed against gangster ‘Bale’ K2 rifles purchased by Nepal Army from Korean company found to be faulty US presidential candidate Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate
