Earlier this month in an Exclusive Interview with ANI, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla said, "Covovax will be used for children. It has been approved by DCGI and we re waiting for the Government of India to allow us to put it on the CoWIN app to make it available to everyone." NTAGI Approves SII s Covovax COVID-19 Vaccine for 12-17 Age Group: Sources.
The infection tally in the national capital rose to 18,79,948 and the death toll was 26,172, the bulletin stated. A total of 32,248 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the city on Wednesday, it said. Delhi Reports 1,490 New COVID-19 Cases, 2 Deaths in Past 24 Hours; Positivity Rate at 4.62%.