Hyderabad’s Biological E set to give fourth vaccine for India
By M Somasekhar| Updated: 23rd April 2021 9:13 pm IST
M Somasekhar
Hyderabad: Biological E, the country’s first manufacturer of vaccines in the private sector is all set to launch India’s fourth vaccine against COVID 19 by August 2021.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research( ICMR) , Biological E is testing a two-dose vaccine similar to ‘Covaxin’, made by Bharat Biotech, another Hyderabad -based, vaccine maker.
The Niti Aayog member (health) Dr V K Paul recently said, “Biological E has finished phase-1/2 trials. They are submitting the data in the next few days after which they will initiate phase-3 trials of the vaccine.”