Covid Vaccine: It Takes 120 Days To Produce And Release A Covaxin Batch, Says Bharat Biotech

It takes approximately 120 days to manufacture, test and release a batch of Covaxin, Bharat Biotech Ltd. said in a statement. Thus, production batches of the homegrown vaccine that were initiated during March this year will be ready for supply only during June, the company said. To reach vaccination centres will take several more days depending on location.

In previous articles, BloombergQuint has explained that manufacturing capacity cannot directly be assumed to be the supply in a particular month. Capacity additions by both Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India, the producer of Covishield, have been gradual. In both cases the capacity number, actual monthly production of vaccine and its availability in the market are dynamic figures on account of capacity expansion and supply chain realities. A Serum Institute official had earlier offered BloombergQuint a similar explanation but with slightly shorter timelines. the company has made no official comment on vaccine timelines yet.