Coronavirus Live Updates: Zydus To Produce 1 Crore Doses/Month By October

Coronavirus Live Updates: Zydus Cadila said Saturday it hopes to produce one crore doses per month by October.

Zydus Cadila, whose Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D for adults and children aged 12 years and above got approval yesterday, said Saturday it hopes to produce one crore doses per month by October. Sharvil Patel, managing director Cadila Healthcare, said his company will produce 3-5 crore doses by December-January, adding that it will not be able to meet the government's commitment of 5 crore doses from August to December. It is in talks with some third party companies about a production alliance, and technology transfer, said Mr Patel.