Covishield: As Covaxin, Covishield pass gruelling scrutiny, India’s Vaccine Maitri gets a shot in the arm

“First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you.”— Nicholas Klein. The American labour union advocate’s inspiring words in a 1918 address to the Amalgamated Clothing Workers in Baltimore, often misattributed to Mahatma Gandhi, have an uncanny relevance in today’s world. For Indian vaccine makers, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech, the last 21 months