The Serum Institute of India manufactures the Covishield vaccine

  • Covishield is the name given to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine when it is made by Serum Institute of India. Here, a filling machine is operated at its plant in Pune.
    Covishield is the name given to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine when it is made by Serum Institute of India. Here, a filling machine is operated at its plant in Pune.
  • Employees organise vials of the Covid-19 vaccine into trays.
    Employees organise vials of the Covid-19 vaccine into trays.
  • A nurse in Mumbai, India, holds a vial of the Covishield shot.
    A nurse in Mumbai, India, holds a vial of the Covishield shot.
  • An employee in protective gear works on an assembly line at the plant in Pune.
    An employee in protective gear works on an assembly line at the plant in Pune.
  • Production of the shot is supervised.
    Production of the shot is supervised.
  • An employee handles vials of Covishield on the production line.
    An employee handles vials of Covishield on the production line.
  • Adar Poonawalla is chief executive of Serum Institute of India.
    Adar Poonawalla is chief executive of Serum Institute of India.
  • A box of vaccine vials is carried.
    A box of vaccine vials is carried.

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