Covishield production to cross 120 mn doses a month, Covaxin 58 mn doses a month
SII will conduct trials on those aged between two to 17 years
SII will be working with the CII, which has set up vaccination camps in smaller towns and rural areas
As per sources, the application of the interchangeability study protocol of Covishield and Covaxin was moved by Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore.
An expert panel of India's Central Drug Authority recommended granting permission to Serum Institute of India for conducting phase 2/3 trials of Covid vaccine Covovax on children aged 2 to 17 years
The trials would cover 920 children, 460 each in the age-group of 12-17 and 2-11 across 10 sites.
Delhi government issued an order to reserve Covishield shots only for beneficiaries whose second dose is due, across all its vaccination centres till July 31.
Serum Institute of India (SII) has written to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya suggesting reforms in the existing drug regulatory system
The vaccine did not make it to the European regulator's approved list, although it has been approved by WHO and also the UK MHRA
Centre has ordered 660 mn doses, expected to be supplied between Aug & Dec
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) hasn't got any application to authorise Covishield, the vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India
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Serum Institute of India (SII) will start production of Sputnik vaccine at the company's facilities in September, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Tuesday
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The decision comes as a setback to SII, which had sought permission to start a pediatric clinical trial of Covovax
"The Subject Expert Committee on Covid-19 of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, which deliberated on the application, noted that vaccine has not been approved in any country", a source said
SII Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla said on Monday he had taken it up at the "highest levels".