Covishield becomes first coronavirus vaccine to be approved for emergency use in India

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today announced that the Covishield coronavirus vaccine has been approved for emergency use in India. The Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine 'Covishield', the first to be approved in India, is being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune. The Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine was approved for use in the UK on December 30.