SII is pursuing approval for the Covishield as a booster dose due to concerns of Omicron

Serum Institute resumes the supply of Covishield under COVAX programme

In April, the Centre halted supplies of Covid-19 vaccinations to the UN-backed programme.

Reports: PM Narendra Modi to meet 7 Indian COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers today

PM Modi Vaccine Meeting: Representatives from seven vaccine manufacturer companies will attend the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

COVID-19: India raises mutual recognition of CoWIN vaccine certificate with Italy

15 EU countries recognise India's Covishield vaccine for travellers

Serum Institute of India reduces price of Covishield from Rs 400 to Rs 300 for states

Russian Vaccine Sputnik V gets emergency use authorisation in India

Serum Institute fire leaves 5 dead, welding work caused blaze, says Tope

<p>The fire at the Serum Institute plant near Pune has claimed five lives, sources has reported, after five charred bodies were recovered from the site. SII CEO Adar Poonwalla, after initially tweeting that no lives had been lost, confirmed the casualties on Twitter. “We have just received some distressing updates; upon further investigation we have […]</p>

Pune: Fire breaks out at Terminal 1 gate of Serum Institute of India

<p>A fire broke out at the Terminal 1 gate of Serum Institute of India (SII) in Maharashtra’s Pune on Thursday. More details are awaited. Notably, the Serum Institute of India is the manufacturer of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine – Covishied. Oxford’s Covishield is one of the first COVID-19 vaccines in India to get restricted emergency-use […]</p>

Brazil seeks two million doses of Covishield vaccine from India on priority basis

<p>Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has requested India for 2 million doses of Covishield vaccine produced indigenously by the Serum Institute of India, Pune. Mr Bolsonaro has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite the shipment of Covishield vaccine to Brazil without affecting India’s vaccination program. Mr Bolsonaro’s letter, released by his press […]</p>