Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday defended the export of Covid-19 vaccines before the second wave of pandemic ravaged the country. Posters were pasted across the national capital region questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi over vaccine shortage in the country. “Modiji hamare bachhon ki vaccine videsh kyun bhej diya (Modi ji, why did you send the vaccines meant for our children to foreign countries? Poonawalla said that the government extended support to many countries facing an acute crisis and were in desperate need of help. “Today, it is this reciprocity, where India has helped other countries with the supply of HCQ and vaccine exports, that has in turn led to support from other countries,” Poonawalla said.

Source: Hindustan Times May 18, 2021 15:00 UTC