Bharat Biotech's Joint Managing Director Suchitra Ella's tweet saying 50 of their employees tested positive for Covid-19 received bouquets and brickbats from netizens with some saying Covaxin was saving lives while a few questioned as to why the staff were not vaccinated.

Covaxin dispatched 10/5/21.18 states have been covered thou in smaller shipments. Quite disheartening to the teams to hear Some states complaining about our intentions. 50 of our employees are off work due to covid, yet we continue to work under pandemic lockdowns 24x7 for U ?? pic.twitter.com/FmQl4vtqXC

— suchitra ella (@SuchitraElla) May 11, 2021