Mumbai-Based Haffkine Gets Centre's Nod To Produce Covaxin Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had earlier requested the Centre to allow the Haffkine Institute to produce Covaxin. Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-16T08:07:40+05:30 Mumbai-Based Haffkine Gets Centre's Nod To Produce Covaxin outlookindia.com 2021-04-16T09:21:52+05:30 Also read The centre has given its permission to the Mumbai-based Haffkine Institute to manufacture Covaxin, an anti-coronavirus vaccine of Bharat Biotech, an official said on Thursday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had earlier requested the Centre to allow the Haffkine Institute to produce Covaxin, which is currently produced by the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, the official from the chief minister's office (CMO) said.