To cater to the urgent demand for COVID-19 vaccine storage in India, Godrej has a range of vaccine refrigerators which operate in the precise temperature band of 2-8°C and now, also offers advanced medical freezers with cooling upto -20°C.  These temperature ranges are completely suited for the multiple COVID-19 vaccines being evaluated by India. 

Powered by patented Sure Chill Technology, Godrej Medical Refrigerators help maintain the optimum temperature range of 2 to 8°C - a necessity for vaccine preservation, despite intermittent power outages. In the event of power outages, this refrigerator retains its temperature for as long as 8-12 days even at ambient temperatures of 43°C.

The brand has received multiple orders valued close to Rs 150 crore from the central government, various state governments and international aid bodies as well, solely for the purpose of COVID-19 vaccine storage. It is also receiving enquiries now from PSUs who are joining the immunisation effort. Godrej Appliances has already ramped up medical refrigerator production capacity from 10,000 units per annum to 35,000 units per annum, to meet the growing demand.

Commenting on these developments, Kamal Nandi, Business Head and Executive Vice President, Godrej Appliances said, “We are partnering with various stakeholders in strengthening the healthcare cold chain and aiming to solve other potential vaccine roll out challenges as well, to make India COVID-19 vaccine ready.”

Jaishankar Natarajan, Associate Vice President and Head - New Business Development, Godrej Appliances further added “Currently, to meet the increasing demand, we have enhanced our production capacity of these specialised products by 250 percent.”