Now children will also get vaccines! Sought approval for emergency use of 'Corbevax'
Now children will also get vaccines! Sought approval for emergency use of 'Corbevax'
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Corbevax, manufactured by India's Biological E, has been recommended to grant emergency use approval for children and adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 with certain conditions. Yes, it is being said that this recommendation has been made by the Subject Expert Committee of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). On the other hand, according to the information received from sources, the Subject Expert Committee of the DCGI has recommended that Corbevacs be allowed to use emergency for children and adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18. Let us tell you all that sources say that the government has not yet decided on vaccinating children below the age of 15 years.

On the other hand, NITI Aayog Member (Health) VK Paul had said in a recent press conference that the additional need for vaccination and inclusion of more population for the same is reviewed regularly. Let us tell you all that the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has already given its approval to Corbevax for emergencies on a limited basis on December 28. It is an RBD-based vaccine developed against COVID-19 in India itself. At the same time, this vaccine has not been included in the country's vaccination drive. He further said that "The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on Covid-19 of the CDSCO deliberated on the application and recommended the approval of Biological E's Corbevax on the under-12 to 18 years group with certain conditions of limited emergency use.''

Let you all know that it has also been informed that this recommendation has been sent to the DCGI for final approval. You all may be aware that in an application sent to the DCGI on February 9, Srinivas Kosaraju, head of quality and regulatory affairs at Biological E Limited, said that the company had received permission for phase-II-III medical trials of Corbevax in the age group of five to 18 years in September last year. According to reports, the Corbevax vaccine will be delivered to the body through muscle mass and two doses will have to be taken within 28 days. This vaccine is stored at two to eight degrees Celsius.

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