First consignment of SII’s Coronavirus vaccine leaves from Pune to Delhi

In a serious growth, the primary consignment of Covishield (Oxford-AstraZeneca) vaccines has left for the National Capital from Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune. The consignment has reached Delhi simply now.
The first consignment of COVID19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ arrives at #Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport from #Pune#COVID19 #TV9News pic.twitter.com/jYumMOyDJF— tv9gujarati (@tv9gujarati) January 12, 2021
As per stories, the vaccines had been carried by a Spicejet flight (SG 8937), which departed from Pune’s Lohegaon Aiport at 8 am and can attain Delhi by 10:15 am. It is vital to notice that a number of flights will ferry Covisheild vaccines to 13 places throughout India, together with Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Karnal, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guwahati, Lucknow, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Bhubaneswar. The vaccines for Mumbai shall be transported through highway.
The vaccines had been ferried out of the SII’s campus earlier than 5 am by three temperature-controlled vans. Reportedly, a puja was additionally carried out earlier than the vans departed for the airport. The automobiles, owned by Kool-ex Cold Chain Ltd, carried a complete of 478 containers of vaccines, every weighing about 32 kg.
#WATCH | Three vans carrying Covishield vaccine reached Pune airport from Serum Institute of India’s facility within the metropolis, earlier this morning.From the airport, the vaccine doses shall be shipped to totally different places within the nation. The vaccination will begin on January 16. pic.twitter.com/v3jk4WUyyq— ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2021
The Indian authorities will start the primary part of its vaccination programme, ranging from January 16. During the vaccination drive, a complete of 30 million frontline employees, together with well being care employees, authorities staff, police and different civic our bodies.
DGCA tips on packaging and transport of Coronavirus vaccines
On Friday, the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued tips for the transportation of Coronavirus vaccines. It had said that each one airport authorities and airline should package deal the consignment with refrigerated materials and dry ice to maintain the temperature vary between -8° C to -70° C. At the identical time, DGCA reiterated that each one operators carrying harmful items are permitted to hold the Covisheild vaccines.
Serum Institute receives buy order for 11 million doses
The Serum Institute on India on Monday stated it has obtained bought order from the Centre for the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, information company ANI quoted SII officers as confirming. The officers additional stated that the vaccine can be obtainable at Rs 200 per vial. SII has been manufacturing the Covishield vaccine in its facility in Pune, which is the world’s largest vaccine manufacturing plant.
According to the report printed by Reuters, the Indian authorities will now be shopping for 11 million doses of Serum Institute of India’s Oxford Covid-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ through HLL Care. The report additional talked about that the federal government has inked a buy settlement with Bharat Biotech for its COVID-19 vaccine as effectively. The Indian authorities plans to obtain 600 million doses for India’s vaccination blitz that goals to inoculate 300 million residents over the following six to eight months, the Reuters report stated.