First flight with Covishield vaccines leaves Serum Institute

 

NEW DELHI: The first consignment containing vials of Covishield vaccine was dispatched from the Serum Institute of India (SII) in the early hours of Tuesday. The first flight left for Delhi from Pune airport. The decisive phase in India's fight against coronavirus began today, just four days ahead of the nationwide inoculation drive launch. Trucks carrying consignment of vaccine left for Pune airport Amid tight security, three trucks carrying the very first consignment of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine left for Pune airport to be flown to 13 locations across the country today. 1/12/2021 First flight with Covishield vaccines leaves Serum Institute; transportation under way - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/first-covishield-vaccines-consignment-leaves-serum-institute/articleshowprint/80224733.cms 2/5 Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of the Serum Institute gates shortly before 5 am and left for Pune airport, from where the vaccines will be flown across India. The trucks carried 478 boxes of the vaccines, each box weighing 32 kg, a source involved in the vaccine transport arrangements said. May All Be Free From Disease' - this interesting line is written on all vaccine boxes. SpiceJet carries India's first consignment of Covid vaccine 1/12/2021 First flight with Covishield vaccines leaves Serum Institute; transportation under way - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/first-covishield-vaccines-consignment-leaves-serum-institute/articleshowprint/80224733.cms 3/5 A SpiceJet flight carrying the vaccines left for the national capital around 8 am, three hours after three trucks with the maiden consignment of the vaccines rolled out of the SII facility, 15 km from the airport. Ready get set go! "Ready get set go! Stand by India! The vaccine to kill the disease is being loaded into the aircraft for distribution all over the country now," Pune airport tweeted.