Covaxin for kids gets nod, final approval awaited
The two doses of Covaxin are likely to be administered to children with a gap of 28 days
The two doses of Covaxin are likely to be administered to children with a gap of 28 days
Bharat Biotech has been submitting data to the WHO on a rolling basis and submitted additional information at WHO’s request on September 27th 2021
The trial will be conducted across 10 sites in India
The vaccine is designed to neutralise the virus in the nostril itself and prevent it from penetrating deep down into the respiratory tract
It falls under the Department of Biotechnology - Mission Covid Suraksha Project for augmenting manufacturing capacity for Covaxin
Entered into a manufacturing partnership with Ocugen, Inc. for manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN for the US and Canadian markets
India is expecting to manufacture 30-35 crore COVID-19 vaccines between July - August 2021
For undertaking production, the company has been provided a Rs. 65 crore grant by the centre and Rs. 94 crore from the government of Maharashtra
Financial support is being provided as a grant from the Government of India
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