Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 3 (ANI): Refuting allegations that Remdesivir injections, which were expired in March 2021, were administered to patients in Area Hospital, Narsipatnam, the District Drug Control has informed that Drugs Control General of India (DCGI) had given permission to the manufacturer to extend the shelf life and expiry date of the drug upto 12 months.
‘Aim is to open branches of manufacturing firms in the capital’
The State government is again contemplating the prospects of vaccine production in the State and has initiated discussions with experts in the area of vaccine manufacturing, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Friday.
The government was exploring whether branches of vaccine manufacturing firms could be opened on the campus of the Institute of Advanced Virology in the capital, he added.
A webinar is being hosted to discuss the possibilities of taking this project forward, in which experts in the area of vaccinology, IAV scientists as well as the State Council for Science Technology and Environment will participate.
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BHUBANESWAR: Odisha on Friday floated an e-tender to buy 3.80 crore Covid vaccine within 120 days from the date of signing the agreement.
The tender by state PSU Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited (OSMCL) has sought bidders for supply of vaccines either by manufacturers in India or Indian importers in case of foreign vaccines approved by Drugs Control General of India.
The tender said the bidder has to supply 75 lakh doses within 30 days, 2.25 crore within 60 days, 3.75 crore within 90 days and the rest within 120 days. The OSMCL would issue separate purchase order for each of the above four phases of supply.
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