Serum Institute’s free supply of Covishield to Centre : First lot of 80 lakh doses set for dispatch
Since the launch of the anti-COVID vaccination drive, SII has so far provided 170 crore doses of Covishield to the government
Amid a rise in COVID cases in some countries, the Serum Institute of India (SII) has started supply of Covishield to the Centre free of cost with the first lot of 80 lakh doses dispatched on 14th January, 2023, according to official sources.
Since the launch of the anti-COVID vaccination drive, SII has so far provided 170 crore doses of Covishield to the government.
According to an official source, Prakash Kumar Singh, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Serum Institute of India (SII), had written to Union Health Ministry mentioning that the Pune-based firm will provide two crore doses of Covishield vaccine worth Rs 410 crore to the Government of India free of cost.
Edits by EP News Bureau