Covovax approval welcome news for Covax distribution scheme as Novavax & Serum Institute of India, which produces Covovax under license, have pledged to provide it with 1.1 billion doses.
Pune-based Serum Institute is manufacturing the vaccine apart from the AstraZeneca vaccine Covishield. Covovax could be available by September this year.
Novavax Monday announced that its vaccine was 90.4 per cent effective in preventing mild and moderate Covid in a large trial in the US and Mexico and prevented all severe disease.
China and India are home to 1.2 billion young people. They’re the pioneers in advancing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and realising the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’.
The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.
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