NEW DELHI, Jul 17 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government, yesterday, informed the Delhi high court that, a vaccine against COVID-19 for people aged between 12 and 18 may soon be available, local media reported.
The government, in an affidavit to the court, said, the vaccine was being developed by Gujarat-based pharmaceutical company, Zydus Cadila.
“Zydus Cadila concluded its trial for children between the ages of 12 and 18, and is subject to statutory permissions,” a local media report quoted the affidavit submitted by the federal government in court, as saying.
The government also said in May that, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), granted approval to Bharat Biotech to carry out clinical tests on volunteers aged between 12 and 18 for Covaxin.
Last month, Dr. N K Arora, the chairperson of the COVID-19 Working Group, of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) said, Zydus Cadila’s vaccine for the age group is expected to be available by the end of Sept.– NNN-PTI
