Adar Poonawalla Has Assured "Maximum Support": Uddhav Thackeray's Office

Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, with nearly seven lakh active cases

Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla has assured Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray of "maximum support" in scaling up vaccinations in Covid-hit Maharashtra, the Chief Minister's Office or CMO tweeted on Saturday. The industrialist's Pune-based company manufactures Covishield, one of the three anti-coronavirus vaccines approved for use in India. CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray has been assured of maximum support by Mr. @adarpoonawalla and the Serum Institute of India to ensure maximum vaccination at the earliest in the State of Maharashtra. "CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray has been assured of maximum support by Mr Adar Poonawalla and the Serum Institute of India to ensure maximum vaccination at the earliest in the State of Maharashtra," the CMO tweeted. "We are proud to have a world-class institution like Serum Institute of India in our state and we look forward to a strategic partnership for the safety of our citizens from COVID-19," it added.