India’s first mRNA vaccine by Gennova gets DCGI approval

India’s first mRNA vaccine by Gennova gets DCGI approval

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Category : National Published on: July 01 2022

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  • India’s first indigenously developed mRNA vaccine against the COVID-19 gets the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), to be sold under the brand name GEMCOVAC™-19 and will be rolled out soon.
  • The vaccine will be available for adults above 18 years of age.
  • It is a two-dose vaccine to be administered intramuscularly at 28 days apart.
  • GEMCOVAC-19™ is the very first mRNA vaccine developed in India and the only third mRNA vaccine to be approved for COVID-19 in the world.
  • It is developed by The Pune-based subsidiary of Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.
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