Serum CEO Adar Poonawalla says vaccine hesitancy greatest threat in overcoming Covid

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday termed vaccine hesitancy as the greatest threat in overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic while urging all adults to get vaccinated at the earliest.

He tweeted that 200 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were lying with the states and people should get themselves vaccinated as soon as possible.

"The vaccine industry has worked tirelessly to provide enough stocks for the nation. Today there are over 200 million doses available with states. I urge all adults to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Vaccine hesitancy is now the greatest threat in overcoming this pandemic," Poonawalla said in a tweet.

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Earlier in the day Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also appealed to all eligible citizens to get vaccinated.

The cumulative Covid-19 vaccines administered in the country is touching the 114 crore mark. Of all the vaccine doses administered, around 90 per cent are Serum's Covishield and close to 10 per cent are Bharat Biotech's Covaxin.

The number of fully vaccinated individuals against Covid-19 has surpassed the partially vaccinated eligible population for the first time in India.