Last Updated on November 28, 2021 by The Health Master
Gujarat : Releasing the first commercial batch of COVAXIN manufactured in Ankleshwar, a manufacturing capacity of more than 1 crore C-19 doses per month starting from today, Union Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya informed that the increase in the production capacity of C-19 vaccines would give further impetus to the pace of vaccination in India.
Speaking at the inauguration, Mandaviya remarked that India is running one of the largest vaccination programs in the world and it was made possible due to the development of these indigenous vaccines.
The National C-19 Vaccination Programme has been successfully going on across all states and Union Territories since 16th January, 2021
Dedicating the release of the first batch of COVAXIN from Ankleshwar facilities to the Nation, the Union Health Minister said,”It is a landmark moment in the journey of India’s fight against C-19.
The increase in the production capacity of C-19 Vaccines would give further impetus to the pace of Vaccination in India.”
He added that it is a matter of great pride as the research and production of vaccines of two companies Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadila took place in India. He also informed that the Ankleshwar plant has a manufacturing capacity of more than 1 crore doses per month starting today.
Talking about India’s contribution to the fight against the global pandemic, Mandaviya mentioned how India has always been on the forefront of helping other countries in need with essential medicines to deal with C-19 situation.
Speaking of the status of COVAXIN production in India, the Union Minister informed that Bharat Biotech has already deployed multiple production lines at its Hyderabad, Malur, Bengaluru, and Pune campuses, and the addition of Chiron Behring, Ankleshwar will further augment its COVAXIN production capacity.
“A new filing facility constructed during 2020 is now being utilized for the production of COVAXIN. The COVAXIN production had begun in early June, before which the team had executed engineering batches to study the equipment functionality at the facility.
Products manufactured from Ankleshwar facilities will be available for supplies starting September 2021,” he added.
Dr. Krishna Ella, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Biotech, said, “Our goal to develop a vaccine with global safety and efficacy standards has now been achieved, we are now marching towards the goal of annualized capacity of ~ 1.0 billion doses.”
“We are exploring manufacturing partnerships with its partners in other countries, who have prior expertise with commercial scale manufacturing of inactivated viral vaccines under biosafety containment for further augmentation,” he added.
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