PM Modi Visits Zydus, Bharat Biotech, SII Labs To Review Corona Vaccine Development - All You Need To Know

PM Modi began his vaccine development review tour by visiting pharma major Zydus Cadila's manufacturing facility near Ahmedabad at 9.30 am.

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Coronavirus Vaccine: Amid the rising cases of coronavirus, PM Modi visited 3 cities of the country to take stock of Covid-19 vaccine development status. PM Modi began his vaccine development review tour by visiting pharma major Zydus Cadila's manufacturing facility near Ahmedabad at 9.30 am. Thereafter, the Prime Minister headed to Hyderabad where he visited vaccine maker Bharat Biotech's facility. As per reports, PM Modi spent over an hour at the plant in Ahmedabad, before leaving for Hyderabad. Last, but not the least, PM Modi reached Pune later in the day to review coronavirus vaccine development in India. After landing at Pune airport around 4.30 pm from Hyderabad, Modi proceeded to the Serum Institute of India (SII) by helicopter.

PM Modi's visit to Zydus Cadila at Ahmedabad 

PM Narendra Modi first visited pharma major Zydus Cadila's manufacturing facility near Ahmedabad, as he began his three-city visit to review ongoing coronavirus vaccine development work. Wearing a PPE kit, PM Modi reviewed the vaccine development process at the Zydus Cadila research centre in Changodar industrial area, over 20 km from Ahmedabad. After his arrival at Ahmedabad airport from Delhi shortly after 9 am, PM Modi flew to the Zydus Cadila plant and held discussions with the promoters and executives of the company, according to reports.

Visited the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad to know more about the indigenous DNA based vaccine being developed by Zydus Cadila. I compliment the team behind this effort for their work. Government of India is actively working with them to support them in this journey. pic.twitter.com/ZIZy9NSY3o

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 28, 2020

PM's visit to Bharat Biotech at Hyderabad

After landing in Hyderabad at Hakimpet Air Force station, PM Modi was received by Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, Director General of Police, and other officials. He proceeded to Bharat Biotech's facility located at Genome valley, a life sciences cluster about 20 km from the AF base.

At the Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad, was briefed about their indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. Congratulated the scientists for their progress in the trials so far. Their team is closely working with ICMR to facilitate speedy progress. pic.twitter.com/C6kkfKQlbl

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 28, 2020

PM's visit to Serum Institute of India (SII) at Pune

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Pune on Saturday on the last leg of his three-city visit to review coronavirus vaccine development in India. Modi's visit to SII is aimed at reviewing the progress of the vaccine candidate for coronavirus infection and to know about its launch, production and distribution mechanism, an official said. Serum Institute of India has partnered with global pharma giant AstraZeneca and Oxford University for the vaccine. PM Modi will now fly back to Delhi from Pune in the evening.