Covaxin and Covishield were rolled out on January 16 across India to vaccinate 3 crore healthcare and frontline workers in the first phase of the vaccination drive.
Covaxin is produced under a collaboration between Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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Covishield has been developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University with the Serum Institute of India manufacturing the vaccine for India and low- and middle-income countries.
Both the vaccines will be administered in two doses.
Published - February 11, 2021 12:59 pm IST