Alia Bhatt's production to fund for vaccination awareness series

Mumbai: Actress Alia Bhatt's newly-launched production house Eternal Sunshine Productions will finance a series that aims to educate people about the necessity of Covid vaccination and addresses rumours and myths surrounding the vaccine.

The actress-producer collaborates with podcast makers Audiomatic to bring out the five-part series.

Titled The Intersection: Vaccinate India, the series starts from Thursday.

Taking to Instagram on Wednesday evening, Alia shared a video where she said: "In the fight against Covid-19, science is our greatest ally. Science gave us vaccines and vaccines give us hope. Thanks to vaccines we now have a way of ending this pandemic and rebuilding our lives. But even though the vaccine is here and waiting, some of us are still hesitant."

"A great deal of this hesitancy is linked to misinformation, myths and rumours that are exchanged on social media and other messaging platforms. Yes getting the Covid-19 vaccine is a personal choice... (but) together we can learn about the vaccine from reliable sources and make the most informed decision about getting vaccinated," she added.

Talking about the content and format of the series, the actress further said: "Throughout this five-episode series, we will be speaking with reliable doctors and global health activists who will be sharing data and facts around the vaccine. The first episode will be released tomorrow and will be available in a podcast and video format. I hope this series will help address some of your concerns around the vaccine."