SII Applies For Full Market Authorisation To Govt Of India

Adar Poonwalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India (SII) applied for full market authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, on December 31. "Supplies of Covishield vaccine in India, exceeded 1.25 billion doses. The Government of India now has enough data to allow full market authorisation," tweeted SII CEO. The application has been submitted to the Union Government and MoHFW. Besides, SII's Covishield also export vaccine doses to different countries.