Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Bharat Biotech’s Covaccine was on Wednesday approved for emergency use (EUL) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Now this vaccine will be used all over the world to fight the battle against Corona. WHO’s Technical Advisory Group (TAG) had recommended Bharat Biotech’s Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for this vaccine. While the Union Health Minister made the historic achievement of getting the covaccine approved and India’s 100 crore vaccinations all over the world. appreciated. He said that the Modi government, which took a pledge to provide security to every person, today launched the ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign. We will deliver it to every household.
Vaccine benefits outweigh risks – WHO
The WHO said in a statement that a technical advisory group made up of regulatory experts from around the world has decided that the co-vaccine meets WHO standards for protection against Covid. The benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks and the vaccine can be used worldwide. Covaccine was also reviewed by the WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) and recommended dosages for all age groups 18 and above. The organization noted that the available data on immunization of pregnant women with Covaxin is not sufficient to assess the vaccine’s safety or efficacy in pregnancy. Therefore studies on pregnant women are planned, including the Pregnancy Sub-Study and the Pregnancy Registry.
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Health Minister expressed happiness
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has expressed happiness after Covaccine got emergency approval all over the world. He thanked WHO for approving the Made-in-India Covaxin. He tweeted and wrote – This is a sign of capable leadership, this is the story of Modi ji’s resolve, this is the voice of the faith of the countrymen, this is the Diwali of self-reliant India … on this occasion I thank ICMR and Bharat Biotech (manufacturer of Covaxin). Congratulations to the scientists.
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