Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the new liberalised covid-19 vaccination strategy and financial aid to vaccine makers.
“On behalf of the vaccine industry in India, I would like to thank and applaud Shri @narendramodiJi, @nsitharamanJi, for your decisive policy changes and swift financial aid which will help vaccine production and distribution in India,” he said in a tweet.
Under the new phase 3 strategy of Covid-19 vaccination, which was announced on Monday, everyone above the age of 18 to be eligible to get a vaccine against Covid-19.
