Serum Institute & Bharat Biotech's Covid vaccines, currently authorised only for emergency use in India, were granted approval by DCGI on certain conditions, official source said.
India recently resumed Covid vaccine supply to the UN-backed COVAX with the govt allowing SII to export 50 lakh doses of Covishield to Nepal, Tajikistan, Bangladesh and Mozambique.
In a production plan submitted to the Centre in May, SII’s director communicated that the production of Covishield would be ramped up to 10 crore each in August, September, said sources.
The study, conducted by Christian Medical College in Vellore, aims to assess whether a person can be given two different Covid vaccine shots to complete the inoculation course.
Without a data system, India is bound to land in a situation where minimal to nil insights are gained from possibly the largest vaccination drive in the world.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
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