New Delhi: A nasal vaccine against COVID-19, developed by Covaxin-maker Bharat Biotech has been approved for “restricted use” by India’s top drug controller, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday.
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has approved the vaccine for primary immunisation against COVID-19 in the above 18 age group for “restricted use in an emergency situation.”
Big Boost to India's Fight Against COVID-19!
Bharat Biotech's ChAd36-SARS-CoV-S COVID-19 (Chimpanzee Adenovirus Vectored) recombinant nasal vaccine approved by @CDSCO_INDIA_INF for primary immunization against COVID-19 in 18+ age group for restricted use in emergency situation.
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) September 6, 2022
Last month after completing the phase-III and booster dose trials for its intranasal Covid-19 vaccine, Bharat Biotech said it had conducted two separate trials for its intranasal Covid vaccine, one as a primary dose schedule and another as a booster dose, for subjects who have been double vaccinated with the two commonly administered Covid vaccines in India.
The data from both Phase III human clinical trials have been submitted for approval to national regulatory authorities, the company said.
"With an easy-to-use formulation and delivery system, this intranasal vaccine will ease deployment in mass immunisation programmes if it is authorised. Additionally, vectored vaccines speed up the creation of tailored vaccinations in response to worrying new variants "Suchhitra K. Ella, joint managing director of Bharat Biotech, said.
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