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What is the emergency use authorisation drugmakers are seeking for the Covid-19 vaccine?
Vaccines, like medicines, require the approval of a regulatory authority before these can be administered. In India, the top regulatory authority is the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, or CDSCO.
In the case of vaccines, and also medicines, the approval is granted after an assessment of its safety and effectiveness, based on data generated from trials on animals and human beings. In fact, approval from the regulator is required at every stage of these trials. This is a long process, designed to ensure that medicine or vaccine is absolutely
