2.8 crore doses of Covaxin supplied so far, says Centre
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TOI: Chennai Edition 29.05.2021
Bharat Biotech has supplied almost 2.8 crore doses of Covaxin to the Centre as of May 28 morning, a PIB release said on Friday. Of these, about 2.2 crore doses, including wastage, have been consumed by states and UTs, leaving them with about 55.8 lakh doses, it said. In addition, private hospitals have received about 13.7 lakh doses of Covaxin.
Including the 21.5 lakh doses that are to be supplied in May, the total number of doses supplied and in the pipeline till date adds up to about 3.1 crore, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, Bharat Biotech, which did not divulge any production details, said in a statement that the timeline for manufacturing, testing and release for a batch of Covaxin is approximately 120 days, depending on the technology framework and regulatory guidelines to be met.
The PIB release said, “Vaccine being a biological product of medical importance takes time for harvesting and quality testing. This cannot be done overnight to ensure a safe product…An increase in gross production does not translate to immediate supply.”
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