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PM Modi reviews Covid vaccine progress in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune to review the development and manufacturing process of Covid vaccines at facilities in these cities. In pic: PM Modi greets people, gathered near Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad. (PTI)
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Modi began by visiting pharma major Zydus Cadila's manufacturing facility near Ahmedabad. Wearing a PPE kit, he reviewed the vaccine development process at the company's research centre, located over 20 km from Ahmedabad. (PTI)
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Modi was extensively briefed about the vaccine work at Zydus Cadila plant by the company officials. He was briefed about the vaccine production procedure. (PTI)
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PM Modi, who landed at Ahmedabad at 9:10 am, spent over an hour at the plant, before leaving for the airport, from where he left for Hyderabad at 11:40 am. (PTI)
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At Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad, he reviewed the progress of Covaxin, a Covid vaccine candidate being developed by the company. (PTI)
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PM Modi also interacted with Bharat Biotech Chairman and Managing Director Krishna Ella, scientists and senior management. He congratulated them for their progress in the trials. (PTI)
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At 3:20 pm, PM Modi took off for Pune, where he landed at 4:30 pm on the last leg of his three-city vaccine work review visit. At the Serum Institute of India, Modi reviewed the progress of the 'Covishield' vaccine being made there.(Twitter/@narendramodi)
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PM Narendra Modi in his convoy while returning from his visit to the Serum Institute of India on Saturday. (Express photo by Ashish Kale)