What is COVISHIELD?

Botswana today received a donation of 30,000 COVID-19 vaccines from India known as COVISHIELD, a brand many Batswana have not heard before in the discussions around COVID vaccines.

So what is COVISHIELD? 

According to available research, COVISHIELD is the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine being manufactured in India under licence by the Serum Institute of India (SII). SII is the world's largest vaccine manufacturer currently pushing out more than 50 million doses each month. 

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