First batch of Covaxin rolls out of Guj plant of Bharat Biotech
Hyderabad:30.08.2021
In a move that will augment the supply of indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, Bharat Biotech (BB) on Sunday announced the rollout of the first commercial batch of the vaccine from its Chiron Behring Vaccines facility at Ankleshwar in Gujarat, reports Swati Bharadwaj. Supplies from the Ankleshwar facility will start from September 2021.
The commercial Covaxin batches were launched by health minister Mansukh Mandaviya at the facility.
“A new filling facility, which was constructed during 2020 at Ankleshwar, is now being utilised for the production of Covaxin. Covaxin production had begun in early June, before which the team had executed engineering batches to study the equipment functionality at the facility,” BB said in a statement.
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