Hyderabad: Pandemic Covid-19 carries the world to jam.
But Chairman of Bharat Biotech and Managing Director of Dr.
Krishna Ella live in accelerated mode.
He believed that he lost 10 years in his life in the last 18 months thanks to stress joining hands with the excitement of developing Covaxin.
In a rare face-to-face interview, Ella opened to TOI about the sensation of developing the original Covid-19 vaccine first, but also talked about dangers and controversies that organized companies throughout.
“The last 18 months are difficult times.
I haven’t struggled for anything in the last 25 years (because he founded Bharat Biotech),” he said.
“I feel as if I have lost 10 years of peace in this battle.” With a smile like a child, he said even though Covaxin was not the first vaccine developed by his company, of course the first time the BB was below the constant spotlight.
For Covaxin, we work with a 1,000-liter fermentor with a high density of living viruses that are enough to infect the entire India.
That is dangerous.
“Indicates that every death is due to infection in the company, it is also when there is no vaccine, it will become a disaster, he explained:” Today, we are vaccinated but there is no vaccine.
So, for about 4-5 months, around 20-25 important employees we cannot go to their family.
We took several apartments about 1 km from our factory (Genome Valley, Hyderabad) and put them there until we had a study of animal challenges that show vaccines offering 100% protection.
“So how did he deal with intense supervision? Ella said he switched as he reached home and did not take any call.
Instead he spent his time doing what he liked – read about the latest advances in the science world.” I think the best way to Facing it is to remind your business and continue to advance, “he said.
Losing 10 years in my life in 18 months: Dr. Ella
