- Old stock is being recalled as an updated version of the vaccine is available : AstraZeneca
- Serum Institute is licensed to manufacture this vaccine in India
- The company has announced that it has recalled its Vaxjavaria vaccine worldwide
AstraZeneca, the company that makes vaccines available to people during the corona virus infection around the world, has recalled the stock of corona vaccine from around the world. The company has announced that it has recalled its Vaxjavaria vaccine worldwide. It is worth mentioning that only AstraZeneca-licensed Covishield vaccine was given to protect against Corona in India. The CoviShield vaccine prepared in India is also based on the formula of Vaxjavaria vaccine. Covishield vaccine was produced in India by the Serum Institute of India. A decision has not been taken on the issue of withdrawing the Corona vaccine in India yet. As reported by The Telegraph, AstraZeneca claims that older stocks of the vaccine have been recalled as an updated version of the vaccine is available. The company had taken the decision to recall the vaccine Vaxgervaria on March 5, but the order came into effect on the 7th. The British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has taken this step after the company admitted a few days ago that some side effects of the Covid vaccine have come to light. The vaccine has caused some people to develop symptoms such as thrombosis thrombocytopenia syndrome. In this disease, clots start forming in people’s blood. It is to be noted that a total of 2.2 billion doses have been given in India, which include Covishield, Covexin, Sputnik, Moderna, Zykov D etc. Vaccines from these manufacturers were used for both doses of Covid
