Healthcare NGO raises concerns over Covaxin
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A day before India begins the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive, a group of healthcare-focused NGOs has sought clarifications from the government on the approval given to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
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New Delhi: A day before India begins the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive, a group of healthcare-focused NGOs has sought clarifications from the government on the approval given to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. Concerns have been raised on whether legal protection will be available under the law for those taking Covaxin, which is still undergoing clinical trials.
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New Delhi: The members of the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), responsible for recommending vaccines for approval, changed their minds about Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin over the course of meetings on three days December 30, January 1 and January 2. Experts have criticised the approval for Covaxin, saying that it was given without adequate data.
The All India Drugs Action Network (AIDAN) activist group said it was “perplexed” at the abrupt change in the SEC’s thinking. “Over the course of meetings over the days, the hesitation of the SEC in granting REU (restricted emergency use) approval in the absence of any efficacy data has been documented,” it said in a statement.
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