Interim results from the phase 3 trial indicate that Covaxin has 78% efficacy against symptomatic disease & 100% efficacy against severe Covid, including hospitalisation, NIH said.
Dr Balram Bhargava told the panel that ICMR is entitled to 5% royalty on sale price of Covaxin & said it could be possible to break chain of infection if 30% of people get even 1 dose.
Subject Expert Committee, which advises DCGI on approvals for new drugs & vaccines. has not yet discussed changing the status of Covaxin from emergency use to full licensure.
Central Drugs Laboratory, Kasauli, is only lab authorised to test safety & efficacy of vaccines in India, including those for Covid. It's also only lab authorised by WHO to test vaccines exported from India.
Bharat Biotech submitted phase 3 trial data of Covaxin to the Drug Controller General of India. The data is crucial to ascertaining the efficacy of a vaccine.
A pre-submission meeting with WHO will take June 23 during which the vaccine maker will have an opportunity to submit a summary on the overall quality of the jab.
The BJP leader says Congress is trying to create doubts about the indigenous vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech when the country is fighting the second wave of the pandemic.
Newborn calf serum is used only for the preparation & growth of vero cells. Serum from bovine and other animal are enrichment ingredient used globally, the ministry added.
Bollywood has clearly not learned anything from its past mistakes. The habit of stereotyping South Indians claims its latest victim in Param Sundari — the Malayalis.
A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.
Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.
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