New Delhi: The first consignment containing vials of Covishield vaccine was dispatched from the Serum Institute of India right here within the early hours of Tuesday, forward of the January 16 launch of the nationwide vaccination drive.
Amid tight safety, three vehicles carrying the very first consignment of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine left for Pune airport to be flown to 13 places throughout the nation at this time. “The first flight will leave for Delhi from Pune airport,” Sandip Bhosale, SB Logistics, the logistics group which is dealing with air transport of Covishield vaccine from Pune International Airport advised ANI.
A complete of eight flights- two cargo flights and different common industrial flights will carry the vaccines, he mentioned.“All vaccines will be dispatched by 10 am,” he added.
The places embrace Delhi, Karnal, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Bhubhaneshwar, Kolkata and Guwahati.
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Serum Institute of India’s COVID19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ can be shipped to completely different places within the nation from Pune airport, forward of January 16 vaccine rollout
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The first Cargo flight with the vaccines will drop off the consignment at Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Bhubhaneshwar whereas the second cargo flight will go to Kolkata and Guwahati.
“The first consignment of the vaccine has been dispatched from the facility of Serum Institute of India here. We have made elaborate security arrangements,” mentioned Namrata Patil, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DCP), Pune.
Pune-based logistic agency Kool-ex Cold Chain tasked with ferrying the vaccine shares by way of tech-enabled vehicles laced with temperature management function starting from -25 levels to +25 levels Celsius.
Serum Institute of India (SII) has acquired a purchase order order from the Government of India for 11 million doses of Covishield vaccine, which might be obtainable on the worth of Rs 200 per dose, SII officers had mentioned on Monday.
The first part of the COVID-19 vaccination drive within the nation is ranging from January 16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier mentioned “We aim to vaccinate 30 crore people in the next few months.”
Around 3 crore healthcare staff and frontline staff can be vaccinated within the first part of vaccination, he added. In the second part, these above 50 years and people below 50 years with co-morbid situations can be vaccinated, he additional mentioned.
