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Bharat Biotech dispatches Covaxin supplies to 11 cities

Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech has started supplies of Covaxin, the COVID-19 vaccine it has developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV).

The first batch of the indigenous vaccines was dispatched by air from Hyderabad to 11 cities, across the country, in the early hours of Wednesday. This follows receipt of the government purchase order for 55 lakh doses, the company said.