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Govt approves Indian COVAXIN as third Covid vaccine for emergency use in Nepal

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Govt approves Indian COVAXIN as third Covid vaccine for emergency use in Nepal
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March 20:
The government has granted permission for the emergency use authorization of another Indian-manufactured Covid-19 vaccine, COVAXIN.

Issuing a statement on Friday, the Department of Drug Administration (DDA) said that it decided to grant conditional permission for emergency use authorization of COVAXIN, a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech International Limited, Hyderabad, India.

Covaxin has become third Covid vaccine in Nepal to acquire the permission from the government for the emergency use.  With this, two Covid vaccines from India and one from China will be allowed to be administered in Nepal. Covid vaccine developed by Chinese Sinopharm and Covishield, a vaccine developed by Oxford/AstraZeneca and manufactured by Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, have already received approval from the DDA for the emergency use.  

The government is currently administering Covishield vaccines to the people as part of its nationwide vaccination drive. While the Indian government had provided 1 million doses of Covishield to Nepal in grant, the government later decided to purchase 2 million doses from Serum Institute of India. Out of the total vaccines that the government decided to purchase, Serum Institute is yet to supply 1 million doses to Nepal.

 

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