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Will Centre have Rs 80,000 cr to buy, distribute COVID-19 vaccine across India, asks Serum Institute of India’s CEO Adar Poonawalla

The Chief Executive Officer of Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla, on Saturday (September 26, 2020) asked the Centre government whether they have Rs 80,000 crores available over the next one year for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across India.

The 39-year-old who reportedly runs the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer company and is also producing the coronavirus vaccine developed by the Oxford University, took to Twitter and said, “Quick question; will the government of India have 80,000 crores available, over the next one year? Because that’s what Ministry of Health needs, to buy and distribute the vaccine to everyone in India. This is the next concerning the challenge we need to tackle.”

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