Padma for Poonawalla

Dr Cyrus Poonawalla’s global contribution to the manufacturing of vaccines was recognized with a Padma Bhushan award by the Indian government
Parinaz Gandhi

Do you expect another Covid wave in India? How long will the world have to live with the coronavirus? When Parsiana posed these two questions to Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, he responded philosophically with "Only God can give you the answer.” Amidst his myriad commitments, Poonawalla made time to give a few brief answers to the magazine. Three weeks prior, Poonawalla had been conferred the Padma Bhushan by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, with the official website padmaawards.gov.in introducing him as "Veteran pharma leader — founder of world’s largest vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute which played a crucial role in Covid.”......



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