First commercial batch of Covaxin rolls out from Bharat Biotech's Ankleshwar plant

In a move that will augment the supply of indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, Bharat Biotech on Sunday announced the rollout of the first commercial batch of Covaxin from its Chiron Behring Vaccines facility at Ankleshwar in Gujarat. The commercial Covaxin batches, production of which began in early June, were launched by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya in the presence of Bharat Biotech chairman and managing director Dr Krishna Ella and joint managing director Suchitra Ella.