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.
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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. Earlier, a government source had said: Zydus Cadila has told the government that it could apply for emergency use authorisation for ZyCoV-D vaccine in the next seven-eight days. Earlier on July 18, Niti Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul had told ANI that Cydus Cadila has enrolled more than 28,000 volunteers for their phase three study.
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