IPM back in the limelight, thanks to vaccine arrival Updated: Updated: January 12, 2021 23:11 IST Now a COVID testing centre, the facility used to manufacture vaccines until a few years ago Share Article The older buildings of Institute of Preventive Medicine at Narayanguda. | Photo Credit: Serish Nanisetti Now a COVID testing centre, the facility used to manufacture vaccines until a few years ago It is an abandoned building in Narayanguda with flaking plaster, broken steps, scattered office furniture lying around and strays wandering about. The pediment has ‘1896 Laboratories’ written on it. “We used to manufacture vaccines here until a few years ago. Now, this is a RT-PCR testing centre for COVID-19 which is functioning from the new block,” says a health official at the rear of the abandoned building known as Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM).