2 chapters across the catalog
Vaccine Production in India, Geert van den Bossche Theories
The Serum Institute of India faces production hurdles as its CEO departs for the UK. The hosts discuss the risks of relying on a single manufacturer and the debate over vaccine patents. They also play a clip featuring controversial theories about vaccinated individuals driving the creation of more deadly viral variants.
Serum Institute of India, Gates Foundation Partnership
The Punawala family, owners of the Serum Institute of India (TSI), partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to manufacture vaccines despite the patriarch Cyrus Punawala's skepticism of mRNA technology. TSI eventually focused on the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine (Covishield) rather than Gates-backed mRNA projects. Reports indicate that COVID-19 cases in India began to spike exactly when the local vaccination campaign using Covishield commenced.
