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    Meet Adar Poonawalla, the force behind India’s fight with coronavirus

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    Meet Adar Poonawalla, the force behind India’s fight with coronavirus

    The Serum Institute is an integral part of India’s arsenal in its war against COVID


    Published:  January 18, 2021 16:08 Nilanjana Javed, Senior News Editor

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    Cyrus Poonawalla
    Cyrus Poonawalla founded the Serum Institute of India in 1966, which is now at the forefront of the COVID-19 fight in India. His is an unusual story of success. Image Credit: Insta/#cyruspoonawalla
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    Cyprus Poonawala
    Poonawalla was not always into medicine, but the son of a horse breeder was passionate about helping people and it translated into a company that’s focused on vaccines, on preventing ailments. Image Credit: Insta/#cyruspoonawalla
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    Cyrus Poonawalla
    Cyrus Poonawalla is the awardee of an honorary degree of the Doctor of Science by the University of Oxford in the UK. Image Credit: https://www.seruminstitute.com/
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    Adar Poonawala
    Under his U.K.-educated son Adar, Serum's CEO, the company has joined the race to produce a Covid-19 vaccine with an $800 million investment. Image Credit: Insta/adarpoonawalla
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    Serum Institute
    Today Serum produces more than 1.5 billion doses of vaccines every year. Under his son Adar’s direction, the company is now involved in the global war against the novel coronavirus – they have made a $800 million investment in the offering. Image Credit: Insta/adarpoonawalla
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    Adar Poonawala
    In 2017, Adar Poonawalla decided he would be part of a programme that doled out vaccines every year for public consumption. The idea germinated with the success of Serum Institute’s Oral Polio Vaccine in 2014. Image Credit: Insta/Sonam Kapoor
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    Adar Poonawala with PM Modi
    Earlier this year, Adar posted a video about his institute’s latest roll-out, the coronavirus vaccine, which he tried himself. “I wish India and Sri @narendramodi ji great success in launching the world’s largest Covid vaccination roll out. It brings me great pride that # Covishield is part of this historic effort and to endorse its safety and efficacy. I join our health workers in taking the vaccine myself,” Poonawalla wrote on Twitter. Image Credit: Insta/adarpoonawalla
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    Adar Poonawalla and Natasha Poonawalla
    Adar Poonawalla’s wife, entrepreneur and philanthropist is a celebrity in her own right, with stints at prestigious galas such as the Met. Image Credit: Insta/natasha.poonawalla
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    Adar and Cyrus Poonawala
    And Adar has been featured in Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list and is a brand ambassador for the ‘Clean India’ campaign. Image Credit: Insta/natasha.poonawalla
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    Adar, who turned 40 on January 14, spent his special day with his wife, sons and father, Cyrus Poonawalla. Image Credit: Insta/natasha.poonawalla Verified

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