SII to raise output to 100 mln AstraZeneca doses by July, not end-May
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla made the announcement of Wednesday

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a signpost of India's Serum Institute, the world's largest maker of vaccines, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at its laboratory in Pune, India, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Euan Rocha
The Serum Institute of India will be able to raise its monthly output of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to 100 million doses by July from 60-70 million now, later than a previous timeline of end-May, its chief executive Adar Poonawalla told CNBC-TV18