NEW DELHI, Jan. 8 -- The brief but public vaccine war that broke out between Serum Institute's Adar Poonawalla and Bharat Biotech's Krishna Ella ended on Tuesday, 5 January, ushering in a detente, with the two sides jointly pledging to supply covid-19 shots to India and the rest of the world.
"Both companies respect the great work being carried out by each other and put behind us the miscommunication and misunderstanding caused during the past week," Poonawalla and Ella said in the joint statement. "We are fully aware of the importance of vaccines for people and countries alike. We hereby communicate our joint pledge to provide global access for our covid-19 vaccines." The reconciliation follows a public clash between the heads of India's ...