Compania nu a mai produs serul Covishield din decembrie anul trecut din cauza cererii scăzute, a precizat joi CEO-ul SII, Adar Poonawalla.
Serum Institute of India este cel mai mare producător de vaccinuri din lume și a fabricat versiunea locală a vaccinului Vaxzevria de la AstraZeneca.
India a administrat peste două miliarde de doze de vaccinuri împotriva coronavirusului. Peste 70% din populația țării a primit cel puțin două doze de ser, potrivit ministerului federal al sănătății. De asemenea, 90% dintre dozele de vaccin administrate în India au fost din serul Covishield.
În ianuarie 2022, autoritățile indiene au început să ofere doze booster lucrătorilor din domeniul sănătății, celor din prima linie și persoanelor de peste 60 de ani cu comorbidități. Ulterior vaccinarea a fost extinsă la toți adulții.
În iulie, doze de rapel gratuit – sau doze de precauție, cum le numește guvernul – au fost furnizate tuturor adulților timp de 75 de zile pentru a marca 75 de ani de independență a Indiei.
Dar până acum, India a administrat doar 298 de milioane de doze de rapel, potrivit ministerului sănătății.
„Vaccinurile de rapel nu au nicio cerere, pentru că oamenii par acum sătui de COVID. Sincer, m-am săturat și eu. Cu toții suntem sătui”, a spus Poonawala.
„În viitor, atunci când oamenii își iau vaccinul antigripal în fiecare an, ei pot lua și un vaccin împotriva COVID împreună cu acesta. Dar în India, nu există o cultură a vaccinării împotriva gripei în fiecare an, ca în Occident”, a mai precizat Adar Poonawalla.
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