Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday claimed that “Made in India” COVID-19 vaccines have offered extra safety towards coronavirus an infection than mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna.
Talking to ANI, the SII CEO mentioned, “The COVID-19 vaccines which have been made in India are offering extra safety towards the illness than mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna.”
“It is good that vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna should not launched in India, as a result of in international locations like US individuals have taken 2nd and third booster dose and nonetheless many are getting contaminated with Corona however in India, our vaccines have given good safety,” Poonawala said.
On being requested in regards to the export of the Covishield COVID-19 vaccine, the SII CEO knowledgeable that India has exported it to greater than 80 international locations to date.
“Now we have exported Covishield to greater than 80 international locations and 10 crore doses to date. Now, the demand for COVID vaccine has been decreased as a result of declining circumstances,” he added.
He additionally added that “In some international locations the place mRNA vaccine was given, many individuals had been hospitalised and circumstances had been reported in these international locations as a result of they weren’t offering good safety towards the viral an infection.”
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Revealed on: Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 03:58 PM IST
