Covid-19: fire rages at world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer

On 21 January 2021, a fire broke out at the site of the Serum Institute of India. 5 people have died. The world's largest vaccine manufacturer produced 1.5 billion doses before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Although millions of doses, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, are produced at the site, there should be no loss of “Covishield” production. The flames originated in a part of the site that is still under construction.

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