WHO rejects SII's proposal to extend Covishield's shelf life

The World Health Organisation has rejected Serum Institute of India's proposal seeking extension of the shelf life of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, from six to nine months,......

Covaxin shelf life extended, Bharat Biotech relabels old stocks

The company had in December said that the CDSCO had approved a 12-month shelf life for Covaxin, which was nine months earlier, reports Sohini Das. IMAGE: A health worker shows off Covaxin vials......

Why Covishield Production Has Resumed

IMAGE: Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India. Photograph: ANI Photo   With only 146 sites conducting vaccinations in India and a few hundred vaccine shots administered every day,......

Millions of Covid vaccine doses are set to expire in India

Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) is sitting on 200 million doses of Covishield that were manufactured in December and are set to expire in September. The company is likely to destroy......