Mumbai based travel firm is offering vaccine tourism package to US; know what is it

Mumbai to New York three days and four nights package and then back to Mumbai would cost a person Rs 1,74,999, including airfare and hotel stay.

Mumbai Travel-Firm US

Mumbai based travel company Gem Tours & Travel have come up with a wonderful offer for all travel lovers with an innovative vaccine tourism package. This can also allow Indians to get a vaccine shot first. 

The three days and four nights package from Mumbai to New York and then back to Mumbai would cost a person Rs 1,74,999, including airfare and hotel stay.

"Be among the first to get Corona Vaccine: As soon as Pfizer Vaccine is officially published to sell America (tentative date 11 December), v r ready to get it done for select few VVIP clients..." the viral WhatsApp message from the company read.

The travel firm has set this package after being backed by the pharma major Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE's coronavirus vaccine.

Gem Tours and Travel official said. "We are not taking any money as of now. This opportunity is for people who are co-morbid and in need of the vaccination. This advertisement was misunderstood.”

According to reports, the United States is planning to roll out the first vaccine shots to some select Americans from December 13 onwards. 

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US drugmaker firm Pfizer and its German associate BioNTech have already approached the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Various breakthroughs are being announced every day but none vaccine candidate has yet declared itself to be 100 per cent successful in protecting against the virus.



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