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Govt asks Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech to ramp up supply of Covishield and Covaxin

Serum Institute has until now supplied about 4.6 crore doses of its vaccine and is scheduled to supply another 1 crore doses. While Bharat Biotech supplied 55 lakh doses of Covaxin and is expected to supply another 45 lakh doses within a week.

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By Timsy Jaipuria  March 1, 2021, 10:56:29 PM IST (Published)

The government has asked vaccine makers Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech to ramp up supply of Covishield and Covaxin, respectively.


Serum Institute has until now supplied about 4.6 crore doses of its vaccine and is scheduled to supply another 1 crore doses. While Bharat Biotech supplied 55 lakh doses of Covaxin and is expected to supply another 45 lakh doses within a week.

CNBC-TV18's Timsy Jaipuria shares more details.

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