A fire broke out on the fifth floor of Serum Institute of India’s (SII) Manjri facility in Punefire department officials said. Five fire tenders have reached the SII facility, according to mayor Murlidhar Mohol.
Serum Institute of India is the manufacturer of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine – Covishied.
Oxford’s Covishield is one of the first COVID-19 vaccines in India to get restricted emergency-use approval.
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