WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the remarks a day after the WHO granted emergency use approval for Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin.
It is pertinent to note that the emergency approval has been granted after a thorough review of Covaxin. The manufacturer of the vaccine had applied in April and provided the data on 6th July.
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