Covaxin gets the stamp of international legitimacy
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In a tweet, the WHO said it has granted emergency use listing (EUL) to Covaxin
Move will ease international travel for those vaccinated with the jab
The backing of Australia could tip the scale in favour of Covaxin when the WHO meets on November 3
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, and AstraZeneca and Oxford University's Covishield are the two widely used vaccines in India
WHO official says the organisation is in touch with Bharat Biotech and has 'daily conversations' 'clarifying what additional data needs' to be submitted
Bharat Biotech tweeted, "Covaxin has now been added to the approved list of Covid-19 vaccines for travel to Oman without quarantine. This will facilitate travelers from India vaccinated with Covaxin."
WHO said it expects to receive clarifications from Bharat Biotech by the end of this week on its Covaxin -- and will meet on November 3 for a final risk-benefit assessment for Emergency Use Listing
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The technical advisory group will now meet on November 3 for a final assessment.
A technical advisory group of the WHO reviewing data on Covaxin for the emergency use listing of India's vaccine and if it is satisfied a recommendation is expected within the next 24 hours or so
Some manufacturers also said that the regulatory approval framework for Covid-19 vaccines in other nations also takes a substantial amount of time
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discussed the issue of the emergency use listing of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin and resumption of supplies of the Serum Institute of India-manufactured AstraZeneca vaccine to the COVAX facility among other topics during a telephonic conversation with Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. Had a call with @mansukhmandviya, India's Health Minister, to discuss #India's ongoing #COVID19 vaccination programme; the need for a global pandemic agreement; digital health; & traditional medicine. We welcome India's support to strengthen WHO, incl. via flexible, sustainable financing, Ghebreyesus tweeted on Tuesday. The WHO Director-General said that he also discussed with Mandaviya vaccine equity issues: the resumption of SII/AstraZeneca vaccine supplies to #COVAX; the Covaxin Emergency Use Listing process; and technology and license sharing through C-TAP. COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) was launched in May last year for facilitating ...
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Vaccine performance, availability being evaluated
Industry insiders say typically a WHO EUL takes between two months and a year
Covaxin is one of the three approved vaccines that have been used in India for the country's vaccination drive for adults.
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The WHO experts are currently reviewing this information and if it addresses all questions raised, the WHO assessment will be finalised next week