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A box of vaccine vials is carried.
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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.
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Employees organise vials of the Covid-19 vaccine into trays.
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A nurse in Mumbai, India, holds a vial of the Covishield shot.
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An employee in protective gear works on an assembly line at the plant in Pune.
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Production of the shot is supervised.
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An employee handles vials of Covishield on the production line.
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Adar Poonawalla is chief executive of Serum Institute of India.
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A box of vaccine vials is carried.
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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.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AQAMBDFNSDOJUG7LTM77N6IAOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=69d3e18b3b39e1dc085ebeac7fb6ce2d0bc9a03c855902d3028b9bee45fa9815&width=400&height=225)
Employees organise vials of the Covid-19 vaccine into trays.
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A nurse in Mumbai, India, holds a vial of the Covishield shot.
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An employee in protective gear works on an assembly line at the plant in Pune.
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Production of the shot is supervised.
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An employee handles vials of Covishield on the production line.
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Adar Poonawalla is chief executive of Serum Institute of India.
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A box of vaccine vials is carried.
Explained: Where is Covishield made and which countries have approved the vaccine?
The Indian-made vaccine is identical to Oxford-AstraZeneca
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