Politician on October 2 said that the COVID-19 vaccine being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune would be made available by the end of January 2021.

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The 79-year-old leader's brief comments came after a visit to the SII facility to get a dose of the BCG vaccine to increase immunity. This was his second visit since August to the SII which is currently under global spotlight for its plans to produce vaccines against coronavirus. SII Chairman Dr Cyrus S. Poonawalla and his son and the CEO share a close rapport with the politician family.