Tata owned Godrej, Voltas ramp up storage units for Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines

Tata-owned Voltas and Godrej Appliances are expanding their vaccine storage unit production and upgrading technology to accommodate the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against COVID-19, which require ultra-low temperatures.

Voltas will launch the freezers required for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in August as per reports. Voltas is also ramping up manufacturing of storage units for the Covaxin, Covishield and Sputnik-V jabs.

Blue Star is also working on scaling production of medical refrigeration units that can store Covaxin and Covishield, and units that can accommodate the Sputnik V and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, the report said.

Blue Star also said that the Pfizer and Moderna shots can be stored in its medical freezers, if transported along with dry ice and administered quickly. Godrej Appliances has already developed ultra-low temperature freezers and will commence manufacturing once orders are placed.