India started coronavirus vaccination drive on Saturday
Guwahati:
The Assam Health Department had decided to send a batch of 100 vials of Covishield containing 1,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to a laboratory after this batch was found frozen in the vaccine storage unit of Silchar Medical College in the state s Cahchar district.
A notice has been sent to the medical college over alleged improper storage of the vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India, an official said.
The Health Department has not said this batch of vaccine has been wasted as it will wait for the report of the laboratory to check its potential efficacy.