April 03, 2023 5:22 pm
The DCGI had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28, 2021, in the 12-17 age group on March 9, 2022, and in the 7-11 age group on June 28, 2022, subject to certain conditions.
January 18, 2023 5:41 pm
The letter was written by Prakash Kumar Singh, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at Serum Institute of India (SII), they said. National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) is likely to hold a meeting soon to decide on the matter.
December 22, 2022 5:09 pm
Covax has been approved by the European Medicines Agency for conditional market authorisation, and for emergency-use listing by the WHO.
June 30, 2022 3:57 am
The DCGI had granted permission for conducting phase 3 clinical trial of Covovax as a booster dose in adults who had been fully vaccinated with either Covaxin or Covishield.
June 27, 2022 10:47 am
Around 80 per cent of the children in the age group of 12 to 14 years and more between the ages of 15 and 17 years have received the first dose of their vaccine.
May 30, 2022 6:50 pm
There are 160 slots available daily for Covovax shots together in Makkar and Virmani hospitals, according to CoWIN. Each dose of the protein subunit vaccine will cost Rs 386 (including charges of the hospital and GST).
May 30, 2022 12:08 pm
Covovax is the second Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by the SII along with the most commonly used Covishield.
April 30, 2022 7:56 am
India's drug regulator had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28 last year and in the 12-17 age group, subject to certain conditions, on March 9.
April 22, 2022 1:00 am
The doses were handed over to Thai Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Bangkok by Indian Ambassador Suchitra Durai, Australian envoy Allan McKinnon, Japan’s Nashida Kazuya and US Charge d’Affaires James Wayman.
March 09, 2022 8:05 pm
It is the fourth vaccine to receive the regulator's nod for use among those below 18 years.



