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THURSDAY, JULY 07, 2022
India gives Biological E nod to study its Covid-19 vaccine in children, teens

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Reuters
05 September, 2021, 05:05 pm
Last modified: 05 September, 2021, 05:05 pm

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India gives Biological E nod to study its Covid-19 vaccine in children, teens

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gave the approval to the Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company on 1 September

Reuters
05 September, 2021, 05:05 pm
Last modified: 05 September, 2021, 05:05 pm
3D-printed toy figurines, a syringe and a vial labelled "coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine" are seen in front of India flag in this illustration taken May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
3D-printed toy figurines, a syringe and a vial labelled "coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine" are seen in front of India flag in this illustration taken May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

India has granted homegrown drugmaker Biological E permission to begin midstage studies of its Covid-19 vaccine in children and adolescents, according to an official statement on Friday.

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gave the approval to the Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company on Sept. 1, the statement said.

The company will study the safety and tolerability of its vaccine, CORBEVAX, in this population, it added.

So far, six vaccines have been authorized for use in the country where only about 11.28% of the entire population has been fully vaccinated so far, according to Johns Hopkins data.

Of these, the Covid-19 shots for adults by Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadila have been indigenously developed.

In late August, India also approved Cadila's Covid-19 vaccine, the world's first DNA shot against the coronavirus, for emergency use in children aged 12 years and above.

Biological E. is also running a late-stage trial of its vaccine in adults.

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