Adar Poonawalla Thanks Biden, Jaishankar As US Lifts Vaccine Embargo
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On Thursday the US lifted an embargo imposed in February to ensure local manufacturers, including Pfizer, had resources to produce doses for its population
Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla has thanked US President Joe Biden and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for a "policy change" that is expected to boost production of coronavirus vaccines in India and other countries. Thanks to the efforts of @POTUS, @WhiteHouse, & @DrSJaishankar, this policy change will hopefully increase the supply of raw materials globally and to India; boosting our vaccine production capacity and strengthening our united fight against this pandemic. https://t.co/bHADBwiUnm Mr Poonawalla said the policy change - revoking an embargo on the export of raw materials needed to produce the vaccine - will "strengthen our united fight against this pandemic". "Thanks to the efforts of President of the United States, the White House and Dr S Jaishankar, this policy change will hopefully increase supply of raw materials globally and to India; boosting our vaccine production capacity and strengthening our united fight against this pandemic," he tweeted.More Related News