People wearing protective face masks wait to receive their second dose of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India (FILE PHOTO) © Kolkata, India REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
The Serum Institute of India, once hailed as the pharmacy of the world, has said it won’t restart delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest countries through the COVAX scheme until the end of the year.
In a statement on Tuesday, Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of the Serum Institute of India (SII), said there had been intense discussions between himself, Indian vaccine manufacturers, and the
