covaxin for children

Covaxin for Children: Study says robust safety, immunogenicity in 2-18 year old volunteers

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Covaxin for Children: Study says robust safety, immunogenicity in 2-18 year old volunteers

Bharat Biotech had conducted phase II/III, open-label, and multicenter studies to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of Covaxin in healthy children and adolescents in the 2-18 age group, a press release from the vaccine maker said. Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL), on Thursday announced that BBV152 (Covaxin), its whole-virion inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate, has … Read more

DGCI nod to Covaxin for use in children above 12 years with certain conditions

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DGCI nod to Covaxin for use in children above 12 years with certain conditions

The Subject Expert Committee on COVID-19 of the CDSCO on October 12 after deliberating Bharat Biotech’s EUA application had recommended granting emergency use approval to Covaxin for use in the 12-18 years age group with certain conditions. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency use authorisation to indigenously-developed Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for … Read more

Experts hail Covaxin approval for 2-18 year olds, favour use on children with comorbidities first

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Experts hail Covaxin approval for 2-18 year olds, favour use on children with comorbidities first

The just approved vaccine from Bharat Biotech is for 2 to 18 year olds. Children in India now have a choice in terms of COVID-19 vaccines with Bharat Biotech becoming the second company after Zydus Cadila to offer a vaccine for children. Off course, the Zydus Cadila vaccine, is a first in the world DNA … Read more