J&J's single-dose Covid-19 vaccine gets approval for emergency use in India

India approved US major Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) single dose Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Saturday. The country now has five approved Covid vaccines. 

J&J did not divulge details of when the vaccine will be available in India and what kind of initial volumes can be expected. 

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in a tweet: “India expands its vaccine basket! Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is given approval for Emergency Use in India. Now India has 5 EUA vaccines.”

This will be the fifth Covid-19 vaccine to get approval after Covishield, Covaxin, Sputnik V and Moderna in India. 

J&J spokesperson confirmed the