The first consignment containing vials of Covishield vaccine were dispatched from the Serum Institute of India here in the early hours of Tuesday, ahead of the January 16 launch of the nationwide vaccination drive.
The first consignment containing vials of Covishield vaccine were dispatched from the Serum Institute of India here in the early hours of Tuesday, ahead of the
India News: The process of transporting Covishield vaccine began on Monday after the Serum Institute of India (SII) received the Centre’s initial purchase order f
Precious cargo! 3 trucks carrying Covishield vaccine leave Pune s Serum Institute, hours after govt seals deal
The first consignment of Covishield vaccines left the Serum Institute of India premises in Pune in the wee hours on Tuesday ahead of the January 16 nationwide inoculation drive launch, marking a decisive phase in the fight against coronavirus.
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UPDATED: January 12, 2021 08:32 IST
The trucks carried 478 boxes of the vaccines and each box weighs 32 kg. (Photo: ANI)
Four days before India begins the mass exercise of vaccinating 30 crore people against Covid-19, three trucks from Pune s Serum Institute left with the first consignment of the Covishield vaccine in the early hours of Tuesday.
The first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ was dispatched from Pune’s Serum Institute of India (SII) in the early hours of Tuesday, 12 January. Mumbai received it’s first batch on Wednesday.