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Home / News / India News / After SII fire, BCG, rotavirus vaccine production to be hit
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    After SII fire, BCG, rotavirus vaccine production to be hit

    Siddhant Pandey
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    Siddhant Pandey
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    Last updated on Jan 22, 2021, 10:57 pm
    After SII fire, BCG, rotavirus vaccine production to be hit
  • Thursday's fire at Pune's Serum Institute of India will impact the production of BCG and rotavirus vaccines in the future, the company said on Friday.

    A massive fire had erupted at an under-construction building in the Manjari complex, leaving five workers dead.

    The fire had made international headlines as the SII has been contracted to manufacture a billion doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine.

  • In this article
    Fire caused loss of high-end equipment, world-class machinery BCG, rotavirus vaccines part of national immunization program Covishield production not affected Fire raged for hours; killed 5 workers Welding sparks triggered fire: Maharashtra Health Minister
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    Fire caused loss of high-end equipment, world-class machinery

    Fire caused loss of high-end equipment, world-class machinery
  • The SII said that it has "suffered financial losses due to the fire that broke in an under-installation building of SII plant at Manjari, Pune, and this will impact the production of BCG and rota vaccines in the future."

    Speaking to The Print, an official said that the vaccine production would be hit "due to the loss of high-end equipment and world-class machinery."

  • Information

    BCG, rotavirus vaccines part of national immunization program

  • Both BCG and rotavirus vaccines are part of the national immunization program. The BCG vaccine is for preventing tuberculosis and is administered to infants. The three-dose rotavirus vaccine, used to prevent serious diarrhea, is given to children from six to 14 weeks of age.

  • Covishield

    Covishield production not affected

    Covishield production not affected
  • SII CEO Adar Poonawalla had clarified on Thursday that the fire did not impact the production of the COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield.

    "I would like to reassure all governments & the public that there would be no loss of #COVISHIELD production due to multiple production buildings that I had kept in reserve to deal with such contingencies at @SerumInstIndia," he had tweeted.

  • Fire

    Fire raged for hours; killed 5 workers

    Fire raged for hours; killed 5 workers
  • The fire had broken out on the upper floors of an under-construction building in the Manjari complex. The local administration had taken three hours to douse the fire.

    Fire brigade officials rescued nine people trapped inside the burning building.

    Five people lost their lives in the inferno. Their families will be provided Rs. 25 lakh each as financial compensation.

  • Reason

    Welding sparks triggered fire: Maharashtra Health Minister

    Welding sparks triggered fire: Maharashtra Health Minister
  • Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said welding sparks caused the fire while inflammable material present at the site aggravated it.

    "Rotavirus plant installation was going on when welding sparks caused the fire due to highly inflammable material present at the spot," Tope had said on Thursday.

    "Police investigation is on and a fire audit of the building will also be conducted."

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