Pune airport handled domestic transportation of over 10 crore Covishield doses till May 27: AAI
3 years, 6 months ago

Pune airport handled domestic transportation of over 10 crore Covishield doses till May 27: AAI

India TV News  

The Pune airport has handled the transportation of more than 10 crore doses of Covishield vaccine to other cities of the country till May 27, the Airports Authority of India stated on Thursday. Pune Airport has been playing its role dedicatedly as the hub for the distribution of Serum Institute's Covidshield vaccine across India, the AAI's statement noted. "More than 10 crore doses of Covid vaccine from January 12 till May 27, approximately 9,052 Pieces have been transported through various airlines from Pune airport to different destinations," the AAI stated. There is a dedicated team of Airports Authority of India, AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited, Central Industrial Security Force, Serum Institute, airlines and the Indian Air Force which ensures coordination and priority handling of flights carrying vaccines out of Pune airport, it noted.

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India's Covid Vaccinations Hit 200 Crore Mark in Big Milestone for 7-Phase Drive Under Modi's Leadership
2 years, 5 months ago

India's Covid Vaccinations Hit 200 Crore Mark in Big Milestone for 7-Phase Drive Under Modi's Leadership

News 18  

India has crossed record 200 crore mark in Covid-19 vaccinations within 18 months of launching the inoculation exercise in January last year. #200CroreVaccinations https://t.co/FtobFYBprV— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya July 17, 2022 A seven-phase vaccination drive was followed on the principle of Prioritization for Vaccine Administration based on scientific advice and global best practices, government officials told News18. While some experts had …

Pune: 1.24 lakh Covishield vaccines will expire within 38 days, says municipal corporation report
2 years, 10 months ago

Pune: 1.24 lakh Covishield vaccines will expire within 38 days, says municipal corporation report

India Today  

A recent Pune Municipal Corporation report has revealed that a total of 1.24 lakh Covishield vaccine doses are lying at 22 private vaccination centres and hospitals within the Pune municipal limits. Of the total 1.24 lakh jabs, about 1.09 lakh doses are lying at Jupiter hospital, which are expected to expire on March 5. 1.24 lakh Covishield vaccines to face …

Pune: Health officials aim to fully vaccinate 70% of population in district by December-end
3 years ago

Pune: Health officials aim to fully vaccinate 70% of population in district by December-end

India Today  

Amidst growing concern over the spread of the Omicron variant of Coronavirus, Pune health officials have set the target to vaccinate 70 per cent of the population with the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine by the end of December. Sanjay Deshmukh, Assistant Director, Pune Circle, stated that the rate of the second dose of vaccination was at 65 per cent, …

Maharashtra crosses milestone, administers 100 million Covid vaccine doses
3 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra crosses milestone, administers 100 million Covid vaccine doses

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra on Tuesday crossed the milestone of administering 100 million anti-Covid vaccine doses, nearly 10 months after the national vaccination programme began on January 16. 100,137,366 vaccine doses had been administered in the state by 9pm on Tuesday including 68,057,912 first dose and 32,079,454 double doses. The data also shows that there has been no shortage of vaccine doses with …

Maharashtra crosses landmark 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses
3 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra crosses landmark 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses

Hindustan Times  

Ten months after the country began its national vaccination programme to inoculate Indians against severe Covid disease, Maharashtra on Tuesday crossed a milestone and administered 100 million vaccine doses. Of the 100,137,366 Covid vaccine doses administered by Tuesday in the state, 68,057,912 have received at least one dose while 32,079,454 have received both doses in Maharashtra. Maharashtra health minister Rajesh …

100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Maharashtra, state govt lauds district officers
3 years, 1 month ago

100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Maharashtra, state govt lauds district officers

Hindustan Times  

The cumulative number of doses administered under the Covid-19 vaccination drive in Maharashtra crossed the 100-million mark on Tuesday, state health minister Rajesh Tope said. According to CoWIN dashboard, 100,137,366 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Maharashtra. Maharashtra is now the second state in the country to have administered 100 million vaccine doses against the disease, following Uttar Pradesh. …

Road to a Billion Shots: How India's Covid Vax Drive Picked Up Pace Despite Speed Bumps
3 years, 2 months ago

Road to a Billion Shots: How India's Covid Vax Drive Picked Up Pace Despite Speed Bumps

News 18  

India has become only the second country after China to administer 1 billion doses of Covid vaccines. India started its vaccination drive on January 16 this year and is currently using three two-shot vaccines: Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V. With over 100 crore doses administered so far, the country has achieved another milestone – of vaccinating 75% of its adult …

Centre received 65.25 crore Covishield doses, 9.1 crore Covaxin doses till September 19
3 years, 2 months ago

Centre received 65.25 crore Covishield doses, 9.1 crore Covaxin doses till September 19

India Today  

According to official documents, the Government of India received over 65.25 crore Covishield doses from Serum Institute of India and 9.1 crore doses of Covaxin from Bharat Biotech till September 19. Pune-based Serum Institute supplied 20.29 lakh doses of Covishield to the Union Ministry of Health in September as committed by Prakash Kumar Singh, the company's director of government and …

Serum Institute of India to supply nearly 22 cr doses of Covishield to Centre in October
3 years, 3 months ago

Serum Institute of India to supply nearly 22 cr doses of Covishield to Centre in October

India Today  

The Serum Institute of India has informed the Centre that it will be able to supply around 22 crore doses of Covishield in October as the Union government has announced resuming export of surplus Covid vaccines in the coming fourth quarter under the 'Vaccine Maitri' programme, official sources said. In a communication to the Centre on Monday, Prakash Kumar Singh, …

India to achieve 100-crore vaccination mark by first week of October | Exclusive
3 years, 3 months ago

India to achieve 100-crore vaccination mark by first week of October | Exclusive

India Today  

India is expected to achieve the 100-crore vaccination mark by the first week of October and around 2.5 crore doses are likely to be administered by the end of the day, sources in the government said on Friday. By the end of this month, 1 crore doses of the Zydus Cadila Covid-19 vaccine will be ready to be rolled out, …

Out of 65 Cr Covid Vaccine Doses Given So Far, SII Supplied Over 60 Cr Covishield Doses: Sources
3 years, 3 months ago

Out of 65 Cr Covid Vaccine Doses Given So Far, SII Supplied Over 60 Cr Covishield Doses: Sources

News 18  

With India crossing the 65-crore mark for COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far, official sources said on Tuesday these include over 60 crore Covishield doses supplied by the Serum Institute. Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at SII, Prakash Kumar Singh, in a communication to NITI Aayog Member Dr V K Paul and Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that when …

How Goes India’s Covid Vaccine Production? Here’s a Look at the Numbers
3 years, 4 months ago

How Goes India’s Covid Vaccine Production? Here’s a Look at the Numbers

News 18  

With Johnson and Johnson‘s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine getting approval for emergency use, India now has five vaccines to offer to its citizens. Before Johnson & Johnson, India’s drug regulator DCGI had over a month ago granted permission to Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Cipla to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in the country. As India gets another vaccine added …

UP First State to Administer 4 Crore Vax Doses, But Has to Catch Up with Overall Covid Vaccination Coverage
3 years, 5 months ago

UP First State to Administer 4 Crore Vax Doses, But Has to Catch Up with Overall Covid Vaccination Coverage

News 18  

India’s Covid vaccination drive achieved two milestones on Saturday, with the country’s overall figure crossing the 40 crore-mark, and then, most populous Uttar Pradesh becoming the first state to administer more than four crore vaccine doses. Since June 21, when the Centre took over the vaccination drive, UP administered 1.48 crore doses, that is, an average of over 5.47 lakh …

Maharashtra aims to vaccinate one crore citizens with both jabs
3 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra aims to vaccinate one crore citizens with both jabs

India Today  

Maharashtra has set itself the target of becoming the first state to fully vaccinate one crore citizens. According to the officials, the state can achieve the target of fully vaccinating one crore citizens soon if adequate vaccine doses are supplied. As a result, the number of people who have taken the first dose of the vaccine has now exceeded 3 …

Maharashtra demands 30mn Covid vaccine doses a month; 37mn administered so far
3 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra demands 30mn Covid vaccine doses a month; 37mn administered so far

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra on Monday recorded 7,603 new Covid-19 cases. Tope further said 7,000,000 doses were received three days ago, and would be almost exhausted by Monday evening. The Assembly passed a resolution demanding 30 million doses per month to vaccinate maximum population within the next three months. Dr Satyendra Nath Mehra, medical director, Masina Hospital at Byculla, said, “Vaccines tend to …

Days after Centre's statement, Delhi and other states claim vaccine shortage
3 years, 5 months ago

Days after Centre's statement, Delhi and other states claim vaccine shortage

Hindustan Times  

Delhi has run out of its stocks for the Covishield vaccine against coronavirus disease, news agency PTI reported on Monday night, citing officials familiar with the matter. Manish Sisodia, the deputy chief minister of Delhi, also took to his official handle on Twitter to inform denizens regarding the vaccine shortage in the national capital. Highlighting that Covishield vaccine stocks have …

Maharashtra needs 3 crore anti Covid-19 vaccine doses per month: Rajesh Tope
3 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra needs 3 crore anti Covid-19 vaccine doses per month: Rajesh Tope

India TV News  

Maharashtra needs a minimum of three crore vaccine doses per month to inoculate the entire eligible population against coronavirus at the earliest, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Monday. Talking to PTI, Tope said the state's capacity is to vaccinate 15 lakh people daily, but as of now only two to three lakh people are being inoculated in a …

Maharashtra: Covishield vaccine out of stock at Pune vaccination centres
3 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra: Covishield vaccine out of stock at Pune vaccination centres

India TV News  

Amid a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in the state, the Pune mayor on Sunday said that the Covishield will not be available at any vaccination centre under the jurisdiction of Pune Municipal Corporation today. Earlier on Thursday, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation had suspended the vaccination drive in Mumbai due to a shortage of stocks. However, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan …

Covishield-EU issue: Adar Poonawalla says has taken this up at highest level
3 years, 5 months ago

Covishield-EU issue: Adar Poonawalla says has taken this up at highest level

Hindustan Times  

Serum Institute of India's Adar Poonawalla said on Monday he has spoken with authorities after the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, which is being manufactured by his company, was excluded from the list of anti-Covid-19 shots that are eligible for the European Union's "Green Pass". According to news agency PTI, Serum Institute of India has produced over 100 million doses of Covishield in …

Serum Institute of India produces over 10 crore doses of Covishield in June
3 years, 5 months ago

Serum Institute of India produces over 10 crore doses of Covishield in June

India Today  

Fulfilling its commitment, Serum Institute of India has produced over 10 crore doses of its Covid-19 vaccine Covishield in June so far as India ramps up the pace of its vaccination drive in the face of a possible third wave of the viral infection. Read | Serum Institute begins manufacturing first batch of Covovax vaccine According to information provided to …

Maharashtra leads India's Covid vaccination drive with more than 2.5 crore doses administered
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra leads India's Covid vaccination drive with more than 2.5 crore doses administered

India Today  

The Maharashtra government on Thursday issued a statement that said more than 2.5 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the state so far. Maharashtra has maintained its lead in the country’s vaccination drive, the statement said. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and health minister Rajesh Tope have praised the system for its performance,” read the government’s statement. While 2.15 …

India aims to procure around 25 cr Covid vaccine doses in two months: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

India aims to procure around 25 cr Covid vaccine doses in two months: Report

Live Mint  

Amid attempts to ramp up the Covid-19 vaccination drive in the country further, the Indian government on Sunday said that it targets to procure 20-25 crore coronavirus vaccine doses by July-end, and 30 crore doses in August-September, news agency ANI reported citing government sources. Pune-based Serum Institute of India will provide 10-12 crore doses of Covishield vaccine to Govt next …

Amid shortage complaints, Serum Institute promises Centre 10 crore Covishield doses in June
3 years, 6 months ago

Amid shortage complaints, Serum Institute promises Centre 10 crore Covishield doses in June

India TV News  

Serum Institute of India has informed the government that it will be able to manufacture and supply nine to 10 crore doses of Covishield in June, official sources said on Sunday amid complaint by states about the shortage of anti-coronavirus vaccine jabs. "We are pleased to inform that in the month of June we will be able to manufacture and …

Out of Covaxin, Delhi govt urges Serum Institute to 'come to rescue' & provide Covishield
3 years, 7 months ago

Out of Covaxin, Delhi govt urges Serum Institute to 'come to rescue' & provide Covishield

India Today  

After Bharat Biotech said it cannot supply more doses of Covaxin to Delhi, the city government wrote to the Serum Institute of India asking it to "come to its rescue", saying it has limited stock of Covishield for 18 to 44 years which will finish in one week. In a letter to the SII, Director of Family Welfare, Delhi Government, …

How irregular supply of vaccines derailed immunisation drive in Maharashtra
3 years, 7 months ago

How irregular supply of vaccines derailed immunisation drive in Maharashtra

India Today  

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced that it was temporarily suspending the vaccination drive for the age group of 18 to 44, citing scarcity of vaccines and a backlog of almost 20 lakh second doses. As per the data, in the last four months, the Centre has sent 24 consignments of Covishield vaccine, containing 1.67 crore doses and 10 consignments …

95 million COVID vaccines doses handled by AAI-managed airports
3 years, 7 months ago

95 million COVID vaccines doses handled by AAI-managed airports

India TV News  

Around 95 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been handled by the airports managed by the Airports Authority of India till now, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. The AAI's statement said its airports are jointly working with airlines, various state administrations and other stakeholders so that there is no time wasted in unloading of vaccine consignments and …

US supplies of vaccine components to India to enable manufacturing of two crore doses of Covishield
3 years, 7 months ago

US supplies of vaccine components to India to enable manufacturing of two crore doses of Covishield

India Today  

The US on Wednesday said the vaccine components it has supplied to India this week will enable the manufacturing of two crore doses of the Covishield vaccine even as the sixth shipment of American medical aid arrived as part of the Biden administration's assistance to the country's response to a rising number of Covid-19 cases. Read | Saudi Arabia includes …

Covishield production in full swing in Pune, will return to India soon, says Adar Poonawalla
3 years, 7 months ago

Covishield production in full swing in Pune, will return to India soon, says Adar Poonawalla

India TV News  

Serum Institute of India CEO Aadar Poonawalla has said that the production of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield is in full swing in Pune and he will review the operations once he is back in the country. Poonawalla made the announcement soon after he spoke out about the pressures he was under over the production of COVID-19 vaccines to meet the ever-increasing …

Over One Crore Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Available with States, UTs, Says Government
3 years, 7 months ago

Over One Crore Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Available with States, UTs, Says Government

News 18  

Over one crore Covid-19 vaccine doses are available with states and union territories and they will receive an additional 57,70,000 doses within the next three days, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. More than one crore Covid-19 vaccine doses or 1,06,19,892 doses are still available with states and UTs, the ministry said. “Over 57 lakh vaccine doses will be …

Maharashtra demands 12 crore doses of Covishield from Serum Institute
3 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra demands 12 crore doses of Covishield from Serum Institute

India TV News  

The Maharashtra government has demanded 12 crore vaccine doses of Covishield from the Serum Institute of India, Pune to inoculate the state's residents. In a letter addressed to SII's CEO, Adar C Poonawala, the Public Health Department said that if the state government decides to vaccinate population between 18 to 44 years of age group, then about 12 crore vaccine …

Covishield comprises over 90% of 12.76 crore COVID vaccines administered so far
3 years, 8 months ago

Covishield comprises over 90% of 12.76 crore COVID vaccines administered so far

The Hindu  

Covishield, from the Oxford/AstraZeneca stable, comprises over 90% of the 12.76 crore COVID-19 vaccines administered across the country so far, according to government data on Wednesday. Giving details, of the 127,605,870 COVID-19 vaccination jabs administered till now, 11,60,65,107 are of Covishield while 1,15,40,763 are of Covaxin, according to the government's CO-WIN portal. Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said capacity expansion has …

India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply
3 years, 8 months ago

India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The Indian city of Pune is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd its hospitals. Pune is India’s hardest-hit city, but other major metropolises are also in crisis, as daily new infections hit record levels, and experts say that missteps stemming from the belief that the pandemic was “over” are coming back to haunt the …

States Take a Jab at Centre but Data Reveals No Shortage of Covid Vaccines
3 years, 8 months ago

States Take a Jab at Centre but Data Reveals No Shortage of Covid Vaccines

News 18  

In the thick of a fresh Covid-19 blowout in the country, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, etc, have been complaining about a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines. The statistics released by union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday— and vaccine availability and consumption data in many states that is not yet in the public domain— however, shows the problem …

Focus on Vaccine Festival from April 11-14, Modi tells CMs
3 years, 8 months ago

Focus on Vaccine Festival from April 11-14, Modi tells CMs

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: On a day India recorded about 1.32 lakh fresh cases of Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred with the Chief Ministers of several states in virtual mode to discuss the surging Covid-19 infections and the vaccine strategy. Addressing the meeting, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said his state has vaccine supply only till Friday, while several vaccine centres …

Maharashtra's Covid-19 Vaccine Stock to Last Only for Next 10 Days, Says State Health Minister
3 years, 9 months ago

Maharashtra's Covid-19 Vaccine Stock to Last Only for Next 10 Days, Says State Health Minister

News 18  

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said the state’s Covid-19 vaccine stock will last for next 10 days. In response to Union Minister Prakash Javadekar's reported tweet that 56 per cent of the vaccine doses sent to Maharashtra till March 12 were still unused, Tope said, “With all due respect to Javadekar, I have already informed the Union Health …

Covid vaccine: 3 lakh healthcare staff to get doses on day 1 of inoculation drive
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid vaccine: 3 lakh healthcare staff to get doses on day 1 of inoculation drive

Live Mint  

The country's mega vaccination drive against coronavirus will begin on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually giving it a start. As many as 3 lakh frontline healthcare workers will be inoculated at 2,934 sites across India on day one of the massive nationwide Covid-19 inoculation drive, which is set to begin on 16 January. "This is the biggest vaccination …

Mumbai receives over 1.39 lakh Covishield vaccine doses: BMC
3 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai receives over 1.39 lakh Covishield vaccine doses: BMC

India TV News  

Mumbai received over 1.39 lakh doses of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, from the Pune-based Serum Institute of India early Wednesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said. This first batch of doses will be delivered across the city at designated vaccination centers for the inoculation drive set to begin on January 16, the BMC said in a statement. The civic body …

Coronavirus Vaccine Drive Gathers Pace; Covishield, Covaxin Doses Reach far Corners of India
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Vaccine Drive Gathers Pace; Covishield, Covaxin Doses Reach far Corners of India

News 18  

India’s drive against COVID-19 gathered momentum on Wednesday with planes carrying vaccines flying into airports across the country from where the precious cargo was dispatched to small cities and towns in readiness for the inoculation exercise beginning January 16. The first consignment of about 94,000 doses of the Covishield vaccine reached the Madhya Pradesh capital on a scheduled flight from …

Flights ferry COVID-19 vaccine to 13 cities ahead of roll out on 16 Jan; preparations on track, says health ministry
3 years, 11 months ago

Flights ferry COVID-19 vaccine to 13 cities ahead of roll out on 16 Jan; preparations on track, says health ministry

Firstpost  

India on Tuesday recorded 12,584 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in around seven months, taking the country’s COVID-19 caseload to1,04,79,179, as per the Union health ministry’s morning update The countrywide COVID-19 vaccination drive was set in motion on Tuesday with vials of the Covishield vaccine being flown from Pune to 13 cities, including Bhubaneshwar, Patna, Delhi, Kolkata and Guwahati. …

Price of Covishield Fixed at Rs 200 Per Dose, Covaxin at Rs 295
3 years, 11 months ago

Price of Covishield Fixed at Rs 200 Per Dose, Covaxin at Rs 295

The Quint  

On the other hand, the first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ was dispatched from Pune’s Serum Institute of India in the early hours of Tuesday, 12 January. Speaking about the delivery, the Delhi International Airport Limited CEO said, “A temperature-controlled facility, ranging from -20 degrees Celsius to +25 degrees Celsius, at our two cargo terminals can efficiently and safely handle …

COVID-19 vaccine distribution on Day 1: 56.5 lakh doses, 4 airlines, 14 cities
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine distribution on Day 1: 56.5 lakh doses, 4 airlines, 14 cities

Live Mint  

Ahead of the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive scheduled to start from 16 January, vaccine transportation has started from Pune to 13 locations across the country, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday. In a series of tweets, the Minister said 56.5 lakh doses of vaccines are being transported to Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, …

Indian airlines begin vaccine deliveries
3 years, 11 months ago

Indian airlines begin vaccine deliveries

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Indian airlines, including Air India Limited, IndiGo, SpiceJet, and GoAir, will on Tuesday operate as many as nine flights from Pune to different cities carrying 56.5 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. No-frills carrier SpiceJet, which carried the first batch of coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, will ferry multiple consignments to different cities …

'Ready, Set Go!' Serum Institute Sends First Batch of Covishield Vaccines to 12 Cities Across India
3 years, 11 months ago

'Ready, Set Go!' Serum Institute Sends First Batch of Covishield Vaccines to 12 Cities Across India

News 18  

A decisive phase in India’s fight against coronavirus began in the wee hours on Tuesday as the first consignment of Covishield vaccines left for Delhi, four days ahead of the nationwide inoculation drive launch. Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of the Serum Institute gates shortly before 5 am and left for Pune airport, from where the vaccines will be flown …

1st consignment of Covishield vaccines leaves Serum Institute
3 years, 11 months ago

1st consignment of Covishield vaccines leaves Serum Institute

The Hindu  

A decisive phase in India's fight against coronavirus began in the wee hours on Tuesday as the first consignment of Covishield vaccines left Serum Institute of India for Pune airport, four days ahead of the nationwide inoculation drive launch. Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of the Serum Institute's gates shortly before 5 am and left for Pune airport, from where …

Giving Covishield at special price of Rs 200/dose for first 100 million doses only to India: Adar Poonawalla
3 years, 11 months ago

Giving Covishield at special price of Rs 200/dose for first 100 million doses only to India: Adar Poonawalla

India Today  

CEO of the Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said his firm has decided to sell the first 100 million doses of Covishield vaccine at a special price to the Indian government. Adar Poonawalla said SII will be selling these 100 million doses at Rs 200 per dose, following the government's request. "We have given a special price …

56 lakh doses of Covishield shipped across India for massive Covid vaccination drive | Highlights
3 years, 11 months ago

56 lakh doses of Covishield shipped across India for massive Covid vaccination drive | Highlights

India Today  

India on Tuesday took the first big step in its lead up to the massive Covid vaccination drive scheduled for January 16 on Tuesday as the Serum Institute dispatched 100s of vials of the Covishield vaccine. 56 lakh doses of the Covid vaccine were flown to 13 cities across India from Pune and taken to designated national and state-level stores …

Delhi airport beefs up security as first batch of Covishield reaches capital
3 years, 11 months ago

Delhi airport beefs up security as first batch of Covishield reaches capital

India Today  

Authorities at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport have beefed up security as the airport received the first consignment of Covishield vaccine from the Pune-based Serum Institute of India. Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajeev Ranjan said PCR vans along with local police will escort vehicles carrying vaccines to its designated places. pic.twitter.com/R63dDg17WL — Delhi Airport January 11, 2021 He said sufficient …

IAF's transport aircraft fleet to supply Covid-19 vaccines to remotest parts of India
3 years, 11 months ago

IAF's transport aircraft fleet to supply Covid-19 vaccines to remotest parts of India

India Today  

In order to provide the two approved coronavirus vaccines to every part of India, the government will extensively use the transport aircraft fleet of the Air Force including the C-130J and Antonov-32 cargo planes. Specialised containers have been prepared by the vaccine manufacturers and suppliers to keep the vaccines at the desired temperatures during transportation of the vaccine for 24 …

Work to Deliver 2 Crore Doses of Covid Vaccine to 41 Places by Jan 8 Underway: AAI Cargo Official
3 years, 11 months ago

Work to Deliver 2 Crore Doses of Covid Vaccine to 41 Places by Jan 8 Underway: AAI Cargo Official

News 18  

A senior official of AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Co Ltd on Wednesday said the work to deliver two crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 41 destinations across the country from Pune by January 8 is underway. On the sidelines of a programme here, AAICLAS chief operating officer K Selvakumar told reporters, "In the first phase, two crore doses …

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