The vaccine manufacturer has said that the company is slowing down the production of Covaxin for facility optimization.
This is to allow the manufacturer to upgrade facilities and address deficiencies found in an inspection
Bharat Biotech on Friday announced the temporary slowing down of production of COVAXIN across its manufacturing facilities
'For the coming period, the company will focus on pending facility maintenance, process and facility optimization activities,' the Hyderabad-based company said
Bharat Biotech may have gained immense popularity with its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, but the firm's founder and chairman Krishna Ella says science remains his passion
This partnership will guarantee the supply of tuberculosis (TB) vaccines in more than 70 countries, especially in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
Unlike several Western companies, no Indian company has publicly withdrawn from the region.
Bharat Biotech MD Krishna Ella said India now has four BSL-4 containment facilities, equal to that of the UK.
Without providing details on the name of the firm with which BBIL will be inking MoU, Ella said the TB vaccine is currently undergoing phase 3 clinical trials
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: Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said it is receiving several reports that children in the age group 15 to 18 are being administered COVID-19 vaccine other than Covaxin. Requesting the health workers to be vigilant and ensure that only Covaxin is administered to that particular age group, Bharat Biotech in a twitter post said its vaccine is the only approved COVID-19 jab to be administered to children in the age group between 15 and 18. "We have received several additional reports of individuals in the 15-18 year age group being administered unapproved COVID-19 vaccines," the company said. Covaxin received approval based on thorough clinical trial evaluation for safety and immunogenicity in the 2-18 years age group. Currently it is the only COVID-19 vaccine in India approved for children, it added.
Review process to continue, experts studying data submitted
The company, however, is yet to submit the full follow up data of clinical trila of Covaxin to DCGI, a source said
'More than 90% of all individuals boosted with Covaxin showed neutralising antibodies,' says Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech
With a booster dose, the market of 12-18-year-olds represents a revenue pool as much as Rs 11,500 cr
90% of recipients had a detectable neutralising antibody response against the wild-type strain (6 months after the second dose), the Hyderabad-based vaccine maker said
The vaccine maker submitted the late-stage trial application to the DCGI in December, adding that an intranasal vaccine as a booster dose will be easier to administer in mass vaccination campaigns