India, Jan. 12 -- In an early hour of Tuesday morning, the first consignment of the vaccines rolled out of the Serum Institute of India (SII) facility in Pune for transport to various locations in the country. Speaking on the same CEO of SII Adar Poonawalla said the dispatch of Covishield vaccines for the January 16 national inoculation drive a 'proud and historic' moment.
The real challenge lies in taking the vaccine to the 'common man, to the vulnerable groups of people and to healthcare workers' cited Poonawalla.
'Our trucks left the SII facility early morning and now the vaccine is being distributed in the entire country.
This is a proud and historic moment as scientists, experts and all other stake-holders took great efforts while m...