India COVID-19 Vaccine: The consignment was brought was brought to the facility in Mumbai around 5.30 am.
Mumbai:
The first batch of 1.39 lakh doses of the Covishield, the Serum Institute of India s coronavirus vaccine, arrived in Mumbai early this morning from Pune.
The consignment will be delivered across the city at designated vaccination centers for the inoculation drive set to begin on Saturday, Mumbai s civic body BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) said in a statement.
The civic body said that the consignment containing 1,39,500 doses of the vaccine was brought from the Serum Institute of India s Pune factory under the security of two police vehicles around 5.30 am. A puja was performed, along with the traditional breaking of coconuts, once the vehicle reached the storage facility in Panvel.