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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicBharat Biotech

Topic: Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech promised shot cheaper than bottled water. But Covaxin is 3rd costliest in world

Experts are divided on whether manufacturer Bharat Biotech is profiteering or is unable to recover investment costs of the made-in-India vaccine.

Covaxin’s scientific standards & commitment is transparent, says Bharat Biotech

The company asserted that it has published as many as 9 research studies on the safety and efficacy of Covaxin in five reputed peer-reviewed journals in a span of 12 months.

FDA rejects emergency use authorisation for Covaxin in US

Bharat Biotech's US partner for Covaxin Ocugen Thursday said it will pursue full approval through a Biologics License Application, which may delay the vaccine launch in the country.

It takes 4 months to manufacture, release a batch of Covaxin, says Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech’s statement comes at a time when the country is facing a shortage of Covid vaccines, leading to disruptions in the nationwide inoculation programme.

Bharat Biotech files new request to Brazilian regulator for GMP certification for Covaxin

The Good Manufacturing Practices certification of all stages of vaccine production is a prerequisite for the registration of the immuniser in Brazil.

For Covaxin to get emergency use approval, WHO needs ‘more information’ from Bharat Biotech

Duration of the emergency use listing process depends on the quality of the data submitted by the vaccine manufacturer and on those data meeting WHO criteria, according to the agency.

Paediatric clinical trials of Covaxin might begin in June, says Bharat Biotech official

The trials would be on children aged 2-18 years for which Bharat Biotech may get the licence in the third quarter of this year, a FICCI Ladies Organisation press release Sunday said.

Delhi HC seeks Centre’s stand on PIL against Covaxin trial on 2-18 age group

HC bench issues notice to Centre and Bharat Biotech seeking their stand by 15 July on the petition.

Covaxin works against Indian-origin variant, finds ICMR-Bharat Biotech in lab tests

Team collected blood samples of patients who had recovered from Covid along with those who had been vaccinated with Covaxin. But experts say lab tests aren’t enough.

Covaxin effective against coronavirus variants found in India & UK, Bharat Biotech says

Citing a study published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, Bharat Biotech said noted that vaccination with Covaxin produced neutralising titers against all key emerging variants.

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