Bhubaneswar: The second consignment of Covaxin vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will reach Odisha in a week, informed Director, Health and Family Welfare Bijay Panigrahi here on Friday.
Addressing media Panigrahi said the state will receive 1,49,760 doses. The Covaxin will be exclusively given in Bhubaneswar.
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Odisha had received 20,000 doses of Covaxin in the first batch which arrived here on Janaury 13.
Panigrahi informed this while speaking to the media about the three-day a week COVID immunisation programme in CHCs and PHCs.
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