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First batch of Covishield delivered to COVAX: Adar Poonawalla calls it historic

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  • Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative
  • Adar Poonawalla says SII will continue to be at forefront of fighting the pandemic with affordable and immunogenic vaccines.

Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India, describes COVAX receiving the first doses of Covishield as a historic moment adding that SII will continue to be at forefront of fighting the pandemic with affordable and immunogenic vaccines.

On Wednesday, Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India.

The vaccines, delivered by UNICEF, arrived at Accra’s international airport early Wednesday and are part of the first wave of COVID-19 vaccines being sent…

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