●●○ medium
There is no confirmed −; independently verified + decide the position (B). No unreachable strike-through.= non-additive meter
Serum Institute of India: The world's largest vaccine maker. Founded in India in 1966, the Serum Institute of India is one of the world's largest vaccine makers by volume. Under the banner “affordable vaccines for the world's people,” it has supplied vaccines for measles, polio, pneumococcus, and more, cheaply and at scale, supporting immunization in developing countries. The letter is B; certainty is medium. Unconfirmed concerns are placed under “Watching.” (As of 2026-Q2; estimate based on public information.)
Main narrative
Founded in India in 1966, the Serum Institute of India is one of the world's largest vaccine makers by volume.
Under the banner “affordable vaccines for the world's people,” it has supplied vaccines for measles, polio, pneumococcus, and more, cheaply and at scale, supporting immunization in developing countries.
One person’s story (N1)
+ before → after
Even in villages of countries with little healthcare, when the measles and pneumococcal vaccines that Serum mass-produces cheaply arrive, children are protected from diseases that once took many young lives. Academic estimates hold that the spread of low-cost vaccines has averted deaths on the order of millions to tens of millions (individual not identified).
Source nature: 学術 / 国際機関 / P1 cert/award/academic/international body. Positive effects are not used to offset negatives.
Positive / negative effects
+ effects
- See the N1 above for the main positive story; independently verified + will be added over time.
− effects (confirmed)
- No confirmed −.
- Vaccine safety, pricing, and disputes
A second look
The supply + and the watch points of safety, pricing, and disputes.
Sources
How to read this assessment
- Reachable upper bound (ceiling): a confirmed − sets the ceiling, and independently verified + decide the position within it. + do not cancel out −.
- The weight of evidence is not symmetric: only confirmed − are counted; the volume of disputes or allegations goes under “Watching.” + are counted from independent evidence, while an organization’s own PR is treated as “reference.”
- Size is not value: scale is not used in the assessment. Matters that stay within money or competition—investors, shareholders, sanctions, trade secrets—are also excluded.
- The letter (assessment) and certainty (how reliable the information is) are separate axes.
This is a translation; the Japanese version is authoritative. The assessments here are generated automatically by AI based on published criteria. The operator does not alter individual results. Because they are AI-generated they may contain errors, and they are opinion and commentary, not statements of fact. Where evidence is insufficient, the entry is marked “On hold.” Requests for correction are accepted via the form.
Terms: Narrative Value = an assessment (A–G) of the distance between the story an organization tells and its reality / Ceiling meter = a visualization of the reachable upper bound / Watching = unconfirmed matters not counted / Protected stakeholders = people, animals, nature, and future generations. | Generated by: AI | As of: 2026-Q2 | Back to top