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Haffkine Biopharma to produce 22.8 crore doses per annum of Covaxin: Centre

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Haffkine Biopharma to produce 22.8 crore doses per annum of Covaxin: Centre
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Haffkine Biopharma to produce 22.8 crore doses per annum of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin: In an order to boost COVID-19 vaccination and vaccinate the entire eligible population at the earliest, the domestic vaccine production is being steadily ramped up in the country with help from the Central government. As part of this initiative, three public enterprises were being supported by the Department of Biotechnology under Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 Mission Covid Suraksha. These enterprises are the:
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  • Haffkine Biopharmaceutical Corporation Ltd, Mumbai,
  • Indian Immunologicals Ltd, Hyderabad and
  • Bharat Immunologicals & Biologicals Ltd, Bulandshahar, UP.
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Also Read | Third wave of coronavirus in Maharashtra? Over 8,000 children test positive in 1 district Haffkine Biopharma to produce 22.8 crore doses per annum of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to boost COVID-19 vaccination. Dr. Sandeep Rathod, Managing Director of Haffkine BioPharma said the company proposes to produce 22.8 crore doses of Covaxin in a year. Haffkine Biopharma to produce 22.8 crore doses per annum of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to boost COVID-19 vaccination. “For undertaking production of Covaxin, Haffkine Biopharma has been provided with Rs 65 crore grant by the Centre and Rs 94 crore from the Government of Maharashtra” he added. Haffkine Biopharmaceutical Corporation Ltd is an offshoot of the 122-year-old Haffkine Institute, which is one of the oldest biomedical research institutes in the country, named after the Russian bacteriologist Dr. Waldemar Haffkine, who invented the plague vaccine. Click here to follow PTC News on Twitter -PTC News-
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