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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the nation on Sunday and thanked the scientific and health community after the Controller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) gave final approval to the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Covaxin Covishield vaccines from Bharat Biotech for emergency use. The announcement marks a “decisive turning point” …

NEW DELHI: An expert panel from India’s central drug authority on Saturday recommended granting permission for emergency use of the Covid-19 vaccine developed in the country Covaxin under certain conditions, a day after giving a similar address for the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, the sources said. Covaxin has been developed indigenously …

With preparations underway for a possible January launch of the vaccine, India’s drug regulator is looking into the UK, which sources say may give the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine its go-ahead next week, ahead of decide to grant emergency use authorization to the Serum Institute. who is manufacturing the shots here. …

Written by Prabha Raghavan, Anuradha Mascarenhas | New Delhi, Pune | Updated: December 8, 2020 7:15:08 am Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has included interim data from early and mid-stage human trials of its Covaxin vaccine candidate. (Archive) In its application for emergency use approval, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has included interim data …

HYDERABAD: Bharat Biotech, which is developing India’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, expects critical Phase III trials to be completed after April 2021. Only after that will the company apply for the commercial license and WHO prequalification, a senior company official said. However, Covaxin could be available for emergency use …