BBV154 was developed in partnership with Washington Univ St Louis, which had designed and developed recombinant adenoviral vectored constructs and evaluated them in preclinical studies for efficacy
The Pune-based company that manufactured the Covid-19 vaccine administered to most Indians is exploring more sophisticated delivery systems
The Drug Controller General of India gave its nod to conduct clinical trials for BBIL's intranasal vaccine as booster dose
The consortium is developing or designing a new vaccine concept that confers highly cross-reactive protection against numerous SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
Study shows booster jab is effective against several Sars-CoV-2 strains such as Alpha, Beta, Delta, Delta Plus and Omicron, and also increases memory B-cell response
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In 2016, Big Pharma companies like Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Merck were evaluating developing a Zika vaccine
However, experts say that Covaxin induces a wider immune response and thus antibody production against the spike protein may be less intense
Ocugen sought FDA approval for Covaxin in October, then a seeming coordinated social media effort lifted its stock.
Data from over 50 million doses reveals minimal side effects
Covaxin has a shelf life of 12 months, while Covishield, the vaccine that accounted for nearly 80% of India's vaccinations, has a shelf life of nine months
Media reports cite quality issues; sources say Bharat Biotech had stopped production and exports in April, any pending orders stand cancelled
The phase-3 trial for Covaxin was done in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and BBIL
WHO in November last year issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for COVAXIN, adding to a growing portfolio of vaccines validated for the prevention of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2
"We're extremely pleased that we can proceed with our clinical trials for Covaxin our whole virus inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate," Dr Shankar Musunuri, CEO and Co-Founder, Ocugen Inc said
CEPI has till date announced funding for nine such projects including the Bharat Biotech one
A senior government official had told Business Standard last week that so far there was no scientific evidence to expand the vaccination programme to young children
Weeks after WHO suspended the supply of Covaxin through UN procurement agencies, the MEA suggested that Bharat Biotech addresses the issue immediately to avoid the cancellation
DCGI has granted emergency use authorisation for Biological E's Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin
This development comes after the Subject Expert Committee discussed recommendations for the restricted emergency of Covaxin in children aged between 2-12 years