vaccination drive which will kickstart on 1 May, the Maharashtra government has written to vaccine manufacturers Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech about the state's Covid vaccination requirements.
State health minister Rajesh Tope said that about 12 crore vaccines would be required to fully vaccinate the adult population between18-45 years."We have over five crore people in the state who are 18 years of age and above.
For the vaccination drive that will take place from May 1, we need about 12 crore vaccines. We have written to Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech about our demands for vaccines for people above 18," ANI quoted Tope.On Saturday, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) tweeted that SII CEO Adar Poonawalla has.