According to report by inter-ministerial panel, Bharat Biotech could double its production capacity soon while Serum Institute of India is still looking for ways to expand production.
Plan to increase Covaxin production being overseen by 6-member inter-ministerial panel appointed to augment vaccine manufacturing as Covid cases see a second wave in India.
Health ministry officials say there is no ban on exports but govt is expanding the vaccination drive for which India needs more vaccines for domestic consumption.
The recommendations were made after analysis of interim data of the phase-3 clinical trial of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin's showed the efficacy of the vaccine to be 80.6%.
The high court also asked the Centre to explain in affidavit the rationale behind keeping strict control over class of persons who can be vaccinated against Covid.
Bharat Biotech's phase-3 trial was conducted on 25,800 participants between 18-98 years of age, including 2,433 over the age of 60 and 4,500 with comorbidities.
Covaxin is one of two vaccines being administered as part of India’s Covid vaccination drive. It was given conditional emergency-use nod in absence of complete Phase 3 trial data.
Minutes from Jan meetings showed that India’s drug regulatory agency insisted on seeing efficacy data for Covaxin, before approving it for a restricted use in 'clinical trial mode'.
Covaxin is contraindicated for people who use blood thinners, while Covishield asks recipients to inform physician. But doctors say there’s no rationale.
The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
Wuhan virus and its successors have to be eradicated.
Wuhan virus has caused so much deaths joblessness downturn without a shot being fired.
If wuhan virus goes unpunished then it would be travesty.