Birthday celebration of the daughter of Ethiopian artist Yegerem Leave. The first thing is that it is absolutely correct about the situation and the level of vaccines in Africa has reached a critical point. I think what I want to make very clear is that the AstraZeneca vaccine is a non-profit vaccine. We are not making any benefit of the vaccine. All this is a contribution and probably the greatest contribution that we, such as Astrazaneca, will bring to the terms of serving humanity during the pandemic and is also the fundamental basic principle on which our association with Oxford is functioning.
It is a fact that the University of Oxford was looking for a partner who will not benefit from the vaccine during the pandemic. Having said all that, we saw in February-March, really good amounts of vaccines that begin to flow through Kovacs to Africa. One of the most important factors that caused the current reduction we have seen in the vaccine was the fact that the Indian government, due to the second devastating wave that was happening in India, put a blockade in exports.
Then, the Serum Institute of India that has been one of the largest vaccine manufacturers worldwide has not been able to export, and we know that the situation will turn around at a later stage this year. The commitment is there both the Serum Institute and India. We are working very closely with Kovacs at this time to make sure that the smooth transition.
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