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20,000 doses of Covaxin stored at Rajiv Gandhi hospital amid tight security The first batch of Oxford Covishield vaccine containing 2.64 lakh doses reached the Delhi's central storage facility at RGSSH on Tuesday amid high security, officials earlier said
Twenty thousand doses of the Covid-19 vaccine made by Bharat Biotech have been stored at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in Delhi, ahead of the vaccination rollout on January 16, officials said on Wednesday. The first batch of Oxford Covishield vaccine containing 264,000 doses reached the Delhi's central storage facility at RGSSH on Tuesday amid high security, officials earlier said. "We also received 20,000 doses of Bharat Biotechmade Covaxin yesterday. Both the vaccines are stored in the ground floor of the utility building on our premises, earmarked for
the central storage in temperate-controlled environment," a senior official said. At RGSSH, a three-layer security cover guards the stored vaccine, with about 15 new CCTV cameras recently installed to keep a round-the-clock eye on the facility. "Each Covaxin vial has 20 doses, and we have received 1,000 vials. Besides, police, paramilitary personnel and our internal security team guard the facility 24x7 in different shifts. These vaccines are worth more than precious gold right now," the official said. ALSO READ: Mumbai airport delivers 274,400 doses of Covishield vaccine to 22 cities The vaccination rollout will be kicked off from the LNJP Hospital on January 16 with a simple ceremony in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyendar Jain, sources said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Delhi Chief Minister's Office tweeted on Wednesday, "Hon'ble CM Shri @ArvindKejriwal will chair a meeting on Thursday, January 14 at 11 AM to review the preparations made under the Delhi government's Covid vaccination rollout plan".