Pune: Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer of Serum Institute of India (SII) which is producing the potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University, asked on Saturday if the government will have Rs 80,000 crore available to buy and distribute the vaccine.
“Quick question; will the government of India have 80,000 crores available, over the next one year? Because that’s what @MoHFW_INDIAneeds, to buy and distribute the vaccine to everyone in India,” he tweeted,
This is the next “challenge” we need to tackle, he said, also tagging the prime minister’s office.
Quick question; will the government of India have 80,000 crores available, over the next one year? Because that's what @MoHFW_INDIA needs, to buy and distribute the vaccine to everyone in India. This is the next concerning challenge we need to tackle. @PMOIndia
— Adar Poonawalla (@adarpoonawalla) September 26, 2020
I ask this question, because we need to plan and guide, vaccine manufacturers both in India and overseas to service the needs of our country in terms of procurement and distribution.
— Adar Poonawalla (@adarpoonawalla) September 26, 2020
“I ask this question because we need to plan and guide, vaccine manufacturers both in India and overseas to service the needs of our country in terms of procurement and distribution,” Poonawalla added.
SII has signed an agreement to manufacture the potential vaccine developed by Jenner Institute of Oxford University in collaboration with British-Swedish pharma company AstraZeneca.
Earlier, SII had announced that it will make the Oxford vaccine available at USD 3 for low- and middle-income countries including India.
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Firstly, This A$15 billion Covid19 vaccine cost is very high, Assuming $2 per dose and 1.33 billion Indians so the cost will be only for AUS $2.66 billion.
1) Why you need $15 billion?
2) from my experience with Pharmaceutical companies. making a vaccine will be under half a billion dollar. Why you are profiting from COVID19 pandemic?
3) Are you going to loot Govt Fund thru Ruling Party?
Even your $15 billion vaccine cost, India can full fill this looting because
Every year, A$30 billion dollars were lost through “make in India” looters from public sector banks. This $15 billion dollar is very small amount to save 68% of poor Indians, who earnings under $2 per day.. Please focus your vaccine instead of business talk and still questionable quality related to your vaccine’s side effects.