Zydus Cadila seeks emergency use authorisation for ZyCoV-D COVID-19 vaccine for 12 years, above
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NEW DELHI : Pharmaceutical major Zydus Cadila on Thursday applied for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) seeking approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for the launch of their ZyCoV-D vaccine for 12 years and above, sources said on Thursday.
The vaccine has completed the third phase trial, they added.
ZyCoV-D is a DNA Covid vaccine, which carries the genetic code for that part of a virus that triggers the immune system of the body.
, It will be the second indigenous COVID-19 vaccine to apply for such authorisation as well as the world’s first DNA vaccine against coronavirus.