‘I got Covishield from India’: President of the 76th U.N. General Assembly Abdulla Shahid

India has exported over 66 million vaccine doses to nearly 100 countries through grants, commercial shipments and the COVAX facility

President of the 76th session of the U.N. General Assembly Abdulla Shahid has said he had received the two doses of the Covishield vaccine manufactured in India, as have a “large portion” of other countries around the world.

The Covishield vaccine, which has been developed by British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, is manufactured in India by Pune-based Serum Institute of India.

"On vaccines, that's a very technical question you have asked me. I got Covishield from India, I’ve got the two doses. I don't know how many countries would say that Covishield is acceptable or not, but a large portion of the countries have got Covishield,” Mr. Shahid said at his first press conference here on October 1.