New Delhi, COVID-19 vaccine makers Cyrus Poonawalla, Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella Have been awarded Padma Bhushan, the country’s third-highest civilian award, on Tuesday, The awards were announced on the eve of

Republic Day.

Poonawalla’s Serum Institute of India manufactures COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, while Bharat Biotech of Krishna

Ella and Suchitra Ella Produces India’s indigenous coronavirus vaccine Covaxin.

Subbanna Ayyappan, Ajai Kumar Sonkar, Sanjaya Rajaram, Sanghamitra Bandyopadhy, Aditya Prasad Dash, Moti

Lal Madan, Anil Kumar Rajvanshi and Jyantkumar Maganlal Vyas have been awarded Padma Shri under the Science and technology Category.