Industry looks to step up Covid 19 vaccination drive
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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has tied up with Serum Institute of India (SII) to accelerate the Covid 19 vaccination drive. The vaccine drive will target communities in India&rsquo;s small towns and rural areas to ensure wide coverage.</p>
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&ldquo;India&rsquo;s post-pandemic growth critically rests on how soon the eligible population is vaccinated and economic activities can return to normal. CII aims to connect the community, hospitals and corporates to fast-track vaccination, and the partnership with Serum Institute will help catalyze industry participation to reach out to communities at large,&rdquo; T V Narendran, President, CII said in a statement.</p>
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Overall, the industry has been playing a key role in ensuring vaccination of workers and their families.</p>
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&ldquo;While SII has manufactured the vaccine at scale within a short period of time, it is essential that all stakeholders work together towards carrying out the inoculations. Our partnership with CII will be a good way to close the gaps, as there is plenty of supply of Covishield available for distribution&rdquo;, said Adar Poonawalla, CEO, SII.</p>
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Containing the spread of the Covid 19 virus is key to ensure a sustained economic recovery.</p>
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A statement by CII said that to further scale up the efforts of the ongoing vaccination drive, the industry body is now mapping the vaccination need requirement state-wise and setting up vaccination camps along with its members focusing on reaching tier 2 and 3 cities and rural areas.</p>
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