<p>Serum Institute of India (SII) on Wednesday said it has initiated supplies of Covid-19 vaccine Covishield to Covax, the global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to the vaccine for all countries.</p>.<p>"It is a historic moment for all of us as Covax receives its first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by SII, COVISHIELD. We are delighted to see the combined efforts of everyone result in saving the lives of millions," SII CEO Adar Poonawalla said in a tweet.</p>.<p>SII will continue to be at the forefront of fighting the pandemic with affordable and immunogenic vaccines, he added.</p>.<p>India on Wednesday dispatched the first batch of six lakh coronavirus vaccine doses to the African country of Ghana under the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) in collaboration with the UNICEF, which aims to cover 92 countries under the initiative.</p>
<p>Serum Institute of India (SII) on Wednesday said it has initiated supplies of Covid-19 vaccine Covishield to Covax, the global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to the vaccine for all countries.</p>.<p>"It is a historic moment for all of us as Covax receives its first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by SII, COVISHIELD. We are delighted to see the combined efforts of everyone result in saving the lives of millions," SII CEO Adar Poonawalla said in a tweet.</p>.<p>SII will continue to be at the forefront of fighting the pandemic with affordable and immunogenic vaccines, he added.</p>.<p>India on Wednesday dispatched the first batch of six lakh coronavirus vaccine doses to the African country of Ghana under the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) in collaboration with the UNICEF, which aims to cover 92 countries under the initiative.</p>