Government approves Bharat Biotech’s Nasal covid vaccine

Government approves Bharat Biotech’s Nasal covid vaccine

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Category : National Published on: December 26 2022

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  • The government of India on 23 December 2022 has allowed the use of Bharat Biotech's nasal COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose. The vaccine will be offered to people of 18 years and above.
  • The vaccine will be available initially at the private hospitals and can be booked on the CoWIN app from 23 December 2022.
  • The nasal vaccine ‘BBV154’ had received approval of the  Drugs Controller General of India in November for restricted use in an emergency situation for those above 18 as a heterologous booster dose.
  • It was developed in partnership with Washington University, St. Louis of the United States of America.
  • Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech company has also developed injectable Covaxin vaccine with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and  National Institute of Virology, Pune.
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