Bharat Biotech-Covaxin
Covaxin supplied to 18 states directly since May 1: Bharat Biotech
New Delhi/IBNS: Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Tuesday informed that it has directly supplied Covaxin to 18 states since May 1.
The pharmaceutical brand also urged people to get vaccinated assuring that it will continue a steady supply of vaccines to the states.
"COVAXIN® has been directly supplied to 18 states since May 1st. Unflinching in our efforts, we will continue the steady supply of our #vaccine. Get yourself and your loved ones vaccinated," the company said in a statement.
COVAXIN® has been directly supplied to 18 states since May 1st.
— BharatBiotech (@BharatBiotech) May 11, 2021
Unflinching in our efforts, we will continue the steady supply of our #vaccine.
Get yourself and your loved ones vaccinated.#BharatBiotech #COVAXIN #COVID19Vaccine #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/B3mlFT6KoT
The company is supplying its vaccine directly to Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
Bharat Biotech's indigenous vaccine-Covaxin-has been developed in collaboration with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR).
It was approved for emergency use by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) in January.
Covaxin has been declared to be an 81 per cent success during the Phase 3 clinical trials in India.
On April 29, Bharat Biotech reduced the price of Covaxin from Rs 600 per dose to Rs 400 for the state governments in view of the challenges faced by the already overstretched health system, the company had said.
The vaccination programme in India which started on Jan 16, was last month widely expanded to include citizens above 18 years of age as a part of the Centre's Liberalised Pricing & Accelerated National COVID-19 Vaccination strategy.
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