Pune Man Writes To Pfizer CEO On Updates Of Vaccine Supply In India Gets Immediate Response
Indu Bhagat
Pune, 31st May 2021: Prakash Mirpuri, a 54-years old marketing professional from Pune wrote an email to Albert Bourla, the Chairman and CEO of USA-based Pfizer, asking for an update on the vaccine supply in India. To his surprise, he immediately received a response.
Pfizer CEO Bourla very graciously responded to the email of Mirpuri and appreciated his efforts and knowing the urgency of the situation he expressed his eagerness to get the vaccine cleared in India soon as per regulatory norms.
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Speaking to PunekarNews.in, Mirpuri narrated his story, how he scheduled a vaccination appointment for himself and his family on April 1. On March 17 he was detected positive for covid-19. Unfortunately, his part-time cook who comes home turned out to be the spreader. Along with him three of his domestic staff also tested positive for covid-19.
Even before taking his first shot he developed severe Covid phenomena in the lungs and had to be admitted. While he was in ICU, he had nothing much to do in the hospital bed so he started browsing the internet and followed an international virologist, epidemiologist and was very well-informed about the situation.
One of his friends from the US highly recommended him to get the Pfizer vaccine as it is the best one available. His friend’s mother has been a panel member of White House physicians and is a very well connected family of doctors, Mirpuri stated that he considers her information on vaccines very trustworthy.
Mirpuri picked up a share on the New York stock exchange and became a shareholder in these three companies Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. And he was sure that when a shareholder communicates there’s a different level of seriousness given to them.
Soon after his recovery, the doctors suggested that only after 2-3 months he can take the vaccine shot. Despite getting a response from Pfizer CEO. He took the Covishield shot on Friday (May 28, 2021).
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