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Minister appeals to all eligible young beneficiaries to get vaccinated at the earliest

Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced that its indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine Coavaxin is now a universal vaccine for adults and children.

The study was conducted at the Emory Vaccine Center in Atlanta based on blood serum collected from 13 individuals, 28 days after their booster shot, the Bharat Biotech said. 

Vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech said the booster dose of Covaxin has generated robust neutralising antibody responses against both Omicron (B.1.529) and Delta (B.1.617.2), using a live virus neutralisation assay.

Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday claimed that its COVID vaccine Covaxin can neutralise both Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus.

The findings suggest that a booster dose has the potential to reduce disease severity and hospitalisations

Scientists have recently reported the efficacy of carrageenan against both the SARS-CoV-2 original strain as well as the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta VOCs.

A new study reports the antiviral activity of WGA against SARS-CoV-2 and its two Variants of Concern - Alpha and Beta.