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Serum Institute of India (SII) Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla on Sunday assured that the Covishield vaccine, which has acquired approval for restricted emergency use, is “very safe”. The Pune-based vaccine main has entered right into a collaboration with the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca to fabricate the vaccine. On Sunday, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) accepted Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for restricted emergency use.
“There might be many safe vaccines but our vaccine has been administered to thousands everywhere, including in UK, Brazil and South Africa. Efficacy trials have been conducted for only 3 vaccines – Pfizer, Moderna and Covishield. Other vaccines are also safe but their efficacy is not known. Our vaccine is very safe,” Poonawalla instructed India TV.
He mentioned the corporate has already stockpiled round 50 million dosages of the vaccine and goals to supply as much as 100 million dosages monthly by March subsequent yr. The approval by the DCGI was given on the idea of suggestions submitted by a COVID-19 topic knowledgeable committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).
“We will roll out the vaccine in 7-10 days of government’s direction,” Poonawalla mentioned. The SII CEO mentioned the vaccine will likely be accessible in markets solely submit April this yr. “We can only sell the vaccine to the government and not the private market. Those who want to purchase can avail after March-April for Rs 1000. We are selling this to the government at a special price of Rs 200 so that they can distribute it for free,” he instructed India TV.
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