Russian Corona vaccine to be manufactured in Himachal

Panacea will manufacture the Russian Corona vaccine Sputnik V at Baddi industrial area of Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. Panacea is the only north Indian company manufacturing vaccines.

Solan:Russian Corona vaccine will be prepared in the Baddi industrial area of Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. An agreement in this regard has been signed with a company called Panacea in Baddi. Panacea is the only company to make vaccines in North India.

The company will start the production of Russian vaccine in December

A strategy has been prepared regarding the Corona vaccine. In December, the company will begin the production of Russia's Sputnik vaccine. Not only this, talks are going on with the Mankind Company established in Paonta about the marketing of the drug. According to the information, before the agreement with Panacea, negotiations regarding the manufacture of vaccine were going on between Russia and two more companies of Baddi — Dr Reddy and Hetro, but Panacea is the only company making the vaccine in North India. That is why Russia has tied up with this company. This is where vaccines for Corona will be manufactured.

Technology transfer for vaccine to the company

According to sources, Panacea Pharma Company does not have a research and development plant, so this company can only work for others. According to the information, the technology has been transferred to the company to make the Corona vaccine. The company's plant head Rajesh Chopra said that he is not authorised to give any information about it, only the PM office or the central government can brief about whatever developments are taking place here.

What does the Deputy Drug Controller have to say?

Deputy Controller Manish Kapoor says that Baddi-based Panacea Company will manufacture the vaccine for Corona. Panacea is a North Indian company that makes vaccines. Significantly, Himachal's Solan district is known as Baddi Pharma Hub. There are many pharma companies here, where about 30 percent of medicines produced in Asia are manufactured.