After the approval of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for emergency use listing of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, the Union Minister of State for Health and Fami
Covaxin was found to have 78% efficacy against COVID19 of any severity, 14 or more days after the second dose. Moreover, the WHO statement also remarked that the Covaxin is extremely suitable for low- and middle-income countries due to easy storage requirements. 📰 Covaxin, Bharat Biotech s COVID-19 Vaccine, Gets WHO Approval for Emergency Use Listing.
The technical panel had earlier sought additional clarifications from Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of Covaxin, in order to conduct a final Emergency Use Listing (EUL) risk-benefit assessment for global use of the vaccine.
Covaxin is developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Limited in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology, Pune (NIV).