Indian Oil helping with vaccine storage and transportation

State-run Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) is helping in the country’ ongoing vaccination drive by helping with cold chain equipment infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Manipur.

With a logistic network spread across the country, India’ largest fuel retailer is procuring cold chain equipment such as ice-line refrigerator (ILR), deep freezer (DF), walk-in-cooler (WIC), walk-in-freezer (WIF) and refrigerated truck (RT) for the storage and transportation of vaccine, the public sector unit said in a recent statement.

This comes against the backdrop of India administering vaccine doses on the 58th day of the vaccination drive against coronavirus, with the total number of jabs crossing 2.91 crore. The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on 16 January, with vaccination of healthcare workers.